Italy: social partners in the craft industry of the metal sector signed the agreement for the renewal of their national collective agreement

Social partners signed, on February 27, the agreement for the renewal of their national collective agreement, which ended in June 2000 for the regulation part and in December 2004 for the economic part. Effective from January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2008, it concerns more than 400.000 employees in small businesses and home offices in the craft industry in the metal sector. (Ref. 080180)
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After very tough negotiations, which required intervention from the Ministry of Employment, the craft industry confederations (Confartigianato Autoriparazione, Confartigianato Metalmeccanica di Produzione, Confartigianato Impianti, Cna Produzione, Cna Installazione Impianti, Cna Servizi alla Comunità/Autoriparazione, Casartigiani and Claai) and the sector’s unions (Fim Cisl, Fiom Cgil and Uilm Uil) signed, on February 27, the agreement for the renewal of their national collective agreement. The

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