Italy: ILO suggests that government brings provision excluding unions that haven’t signed collective agreements from representation in line with international standards on union freedom

The conflict between Fiat and the CGIL’s metalworkers’ union (Fiom) had an impact at several levels.  Trying to jostle social relations practices, the carmaker also started a legal battle, which ruled that the provision granting union representation only to unions that sign collective agreements was contrary to the constitution.  The conflict went on before the ILO, whose Committee on Freedom of Association recently suggested that the Italian government reform this provision, to bring it in line with the ILO’s international standards on union freedom.