In February a landmark company agreement was signed for the production facility in the premium jewellery firm Bulgari that is located in Valenza, Piedmont (Italy’s goldsmith center). The agreement affects approximately 700 and addresses some of the themes at the vanguard of Italy’s collective negotiations such as ‘global gender’ inclusion, ‘plastic free’ policies, the combat against violence and harassment, and the implementation of employee status for youths in-training. The agreement evidences an advanced system of social and industrial relations founded on ongoing dialogue.
‘Global gender’ inclusion and LGBT rights. The agreement signed by management at Bulgari’s Valenza production facility and the trade union bodies, FIOM-Cgil, FIM-Cisl, and UILM, is most certainly one of the most innovative in Italy on these issues and not least among them support for transsexual workers. ‘In gender transition situations the company commits, in so far as is possible and in accordance with the relevant regulations, to recognizing people’s new identities, including even ahead of the legal recognition of the gender change,’ the agreement states.
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