Industrial relations in Italy
- Background summary (last update: Oct. 2016)
- Collective Bargaining latest news
- Collective Bargaining Newsletter: Archives collective bargaining news from Italy
- National trade union confederations
- Trade union-related research institutes (members of the TURI network):
- Fondazione Di Vittorio (FDV)
- EURISPES
- CISL National Study Center of Florence
- Fondazione Tarantelli
- ETUI publications:
- Book 'Rough waters. European trade unions in a time of crises' – chapter 'Trade unions and collective bargaining in Italy during the crisis' (May 2017)
The state of labour market reforms in Italy
- Background summary (last update: Oct. 2016)
- Between 2014 and 2015, the Italian Government issued several legislative measures to reform the labour law (the so-called “Jobs Act”). The reform was criticised by opposition parties and by some Italian trade unions because of its impact on the labour market. However, the international economic institutions welcomed the reform. Read more.
- ETUI publications related to labour reforms
- Book 'Myths of employment deregulation: how it neither creates jobs nor reduces labour market segmentation' - chapter 4 The crisis and labour market reform in Italy: a regional analysis of the Jobs Act (May 2017)
- Book chapter ' Balancing protection and investment: structural reforms in five countries' (2016) - chapter on Italy from p.95ff.
- Book 'Joint regulation and labour market policy in Europe during the crisis' - chapter 4: The reform and impact of joint regulation and labour market policy during the current crisis: Italy (2016)
- Working paper ' Italy's labour market reforms of 2012: did they reduce unemployment?' (2016)
- Working paper 'The crisis and national labour law reforms: a mapping exercise': country report Italy (June 2016)
The state of pension reforms in Italy
- Background summary (last update: Oct. 2016)
- Pensions are social security benefits that workers receive once having completed their career. According to the Italian pension system every worker, employee or self-employed in the public or private sector and registered with a social security institution must pay contributions on a regular basis. The contributions paid during his/her working life determine a monthly revenue according to the paid contributions, which financially supports the worker after retirement. Read more.
- ETUI publications related to pension reforms
- Book chapter ' Balancing protection and investment: structural reforms in five countries' (2016) - chapter on Italy from p.95ff.
- Working paper: 'Reforming pensions in Europe: a comparative country analysis' - chapter on Italy from pages43ff.
Strikes: latest developments and data
- Background summary (last update: Oct. 2016)
- Article 40 of the Italian Republic Constitution of 1948 expressly recognises the right to strike as the most important instrument to protect workers’ rights against employers’ power. Over the time, it has contributed to important reforms of labour law. The strike is one of the main forms of trade union action aimed at obtaining better working conditions. It is an individual subjective right but collectively exercised, usually called by trade unions. Read more.
- ETUI: Strikes in Europe: Italy (August 2018)
Latest EU Commission documents for Italy
- EU Commission: Italy country report 2019 (February 2019)
- EU Commission: Country-specific recommendations 2018 (July 2018)
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