Considered to be the model in Italian collective bargaining, thanks to constant ongoing dialogue between the relevant social partners, the chemical-pharmaceutical sector is once again in the vanguard as it renewed its collective agreement in mid-June, before the previous edition had even expired. New production systems and challenges posed by ‘a scenario that is being significantly shaped by the pandemic and the conflict in Ukraine’, require that industrial relations be capable of operating as an ‘instrument of innovation, sustainable development and growth for the corporate business and employment system,’ argues the agreement’s preamble that was signed on 13 June by the employers’ federations (Federchimica & Farmindustria) and the trade unions (Filctem-Cgil, Femca-Cgil, Uiltec, Ugl Chimici, Failc-Confail, & Fialc-Cisal), and which affects around 210,000 workers.
Italy: social inclusion being promoted in the chemical-pharmaceutical sector’s new collective agreement
On 13 June the chemical-pharmaceutical sector’s social partners signed a new collective agreement that includes provision for a significant increase in minimum wages along with a specific mechanism to take account of inflation. The agreement also lays down foundations to accommodate digital transition and it devotes a comprehensive chapter to the topic of social inclusion especially as regards female and older workers. The new collective agreement is due to expire on 30 June 2025 and will now have to be approved by the employees' assemblies.
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