Italy: the Minister of Labor announces “surgical deregulation” for the labor market

The government announced major deregulation to "free companies and work from the numerous obligations which prevents profits and wages from increasing". It was given a warm welcome from employers and as vividly criticized by unions. After setting the cat among the pigeons on the eve of the opening of the negotiations for the reform of the collective bargaining system, Maurizio Sacconi is now picking on the Cgil. (Ref. 080476)
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During the Confindustria’s forum of young industrialists on June 7, the Minister of Labor, Maurizio Sacconi announced his plan to encourage the transformation of industrial relations to go from “an ideological phase to a post-ideological phase”, characterized by “a total cooperation between capital and labor”, before launching the reform of the labor market.

Surgical reform. Mr. Sacconi defined his plan as an important “surgical” work for “simpler and more transparent” work relations. First, he

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