Prime Minister Mario Monti did it. On June 28, he went to the European summit with the labor market reform approved (see our dispatch No. 120227). Meanwhile, Labor Minister Elsa Fornero gave an interview to the Wall Street Journal, presenting it as the beginning of a new work culture in Italy where “Work isn’t a right; it has to be earned, including through sacrifice.” Indeed, heavy international pressure (and social tension, with numerous gatherings and strikes organized in several cities by the CGIL and independent unions) drove the Chamber of Deputies to approve, on June 27, with a vote of confidence, the draft reform the Senate adopted on May 31. During the initial review at the Senate, the Parliament Committee in charge made a few amendments, which the government replaced by four major amendments, asking for confidence. Here are the key changes and novelties.
th numerous gatherings and strikes organized in several cities by the CGIL and independent unions) drove the Chamber of Deputies to approve, on June 27, with a vote of confidence, the draft reform the Senate adopted on May 31. During the initial review at the Senate, the Parliament Committee in charge made a few amendments, which the government replaced by four major amendments, asking for confidence. Here are the key changes and novelties.
Flexible access to work. For the renewal of...
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