Home » Industrial relations » National industrial relations » Italy: new agreement at Ferrero focuses on digital inclusion of workers Italy: new agreement at Ferrero focuses on digital inclusion of workers The agreement signed on 6 October by the Italian food giant (with around 7,000 employees in Italy) and the Flai-Cgil, Fai-Cisl and Uila trade unions devotes a great deal of attention to digitalisation and training as part of the "Smart Factory" project, extending a series of practices to workers. The agreement also improves the work-life balance and enshrines the "zero tolerance" policy towards discrimination, particularly gender discrimination. Through HĂ©lène Martinelli. Published on 03 November 2023 Ă 13h25 - Update on 03 November 2023 Ă 13h25 Resources Ferrero has launched the “Smart Factory” project (for which the historic Alba site in Piedmont is the European reference point), based on the digitalisation of production processes and the “active and responsible participation of all employees”. Within this framework, the agreement, valid until July 2026, plans to extend access to the “digital ecosystem”, currently reserved for white-collar workers,… HĂ©lène Martinelli Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst nameLast nameOrganizationFunctionemail* Object of the messageYour messageCommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications What type of employment status will platform workers hold? mind RH updates its comparison of several countries’ regulatory responses CSR: support for caregiving employees, a new challenge for companies Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels