Council of Europe, European Social Charter, 12th National report on the Implementation of the European Social Charter submitted by the Government of Italy, RAP/RCha/IT/12(2013), 5 February 2013, with an Addendum, RAP/Cha/ITA/12(2013)Add, 20 June 2013

The 12th Report of Italy on the national implementation of the European Social Charter contains information on the implementation of certain Charter’s provisions in the period from 2008 to 2011. These relate to the rights to safe and healthy working conditions (Article 3), to protection of health (Article 11), to social security (Article 12), to social and medical assistance (Article 13), to benefit from social welfare services (Article 14), the right of elderly persons to social protection (Article 23) and the right to protection against poverty and social exclusion (Article 30). The Report is complemented by an Addendum, through which Italy provided further information, at the request of the European Committee of Social Rights, regarding certain additional measures for elderly persons with a basic retirement pension, or a social security pension.