Italy: focus on agreements between regions and unions to face the crisis

Regions’ effort against the crisis. Agreements concluded between Italian regions and the social partners since the beginning of the year allowed “completing, extending and gauge” about anti-crisis measures adopted by the government, declared Francesci Lauria from the Cisl’s labor market department. These understandings come from the agreement signed on April 8 during the State-Region conference on the application of the agreement of February 12, 2009 on derogatory social dampers (see our dispatch No. 090173). On February 12, the government and regions agreed on a budget of €8 million (€5.35 million from the State and €2.65 million from the regions) to finance the extension of social dampers provided for in the government’s anti-crisis program for 2009-10 (see our dispatch No. 090122). Based on the number of potential beneficiaries, every region allocated a different budget to these dampers, 70% of which financed by national funds and 30% based on active employment policies financed by the European Social Fund.
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nment’s anti-crisis program for 2009-10 (see our dispatch No. 090122). Based on the number of potential beneficiaries, every region allocated a different budget to these dampers, 70% of which financed by national funds and 30% based on active employment policies financed by the European Social Fund.

Varied agreements. For the award of those dampers, independent regions and provinces signed varied agreements with the social partners. Some signed “temporary” agreements in February and March and th

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