Employment changes. The crisis slowed down in 2010 (153,000 jobs lost as opposed to 380,000 in 2009) and in 2011 (+0.4% employment boost in the first quarter). However, permanent employment keeps decreasing (-1.3% in 2010 and -0.1% for the first 2011 quarter) and fixed-term employment keeps increasing (+1.4% in 2010 and +5.5% in 2011). Nearly 580,000 more foreign workers were employed (i.e. +38.5%), while Italians kept losing their jobs (- 928,000 jobs, i.e. -4.3%). Furthermore, between 2005 and 2010, Italian workers were ‘truly’ replaced by foreign workers in many manual trades. With 842,000 Italian workers losing their jobs (-11%), the report points to a similar increase in the number of foreign workers (725,000) in the same sector (+83.8%). Actually, manual trades, which employ 8,383,000 people (36%) don’t seem to be affected by the crisis: out of 600,000 recruitments planned for 2011, 264,000 were for manual jobs (44.4%), craftsmen, drivers, and skilled and unskilled workers.
thermore, between 2005 and 2010, Italian workers were ‘truly’ replaced by foreign workers in many manual trades. With 842,000 Italian workers losing their jobs (-11%), the report points to a similar increase in the number of foreign workers (725,000) in the same sector (+83.8%). Actually, manual trades, which employ 8,383,000 people (36%) don’t seem to be affected by the crisis: out of 600,000 recruitments planned for 2011, 264,000 were for manual jobs (44.4%), craftsmen, drivers, and skilled
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