The Local Italy https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Italian unemployment down but short-term contracts on the rise Italy has reported higher levels of employment, but statistics reveal an increase in precarious contracts and poorly-paid work. https://www.thelocal.it/20190313/italian-unemployment-down-but-short-term-contracts-on-the-rise Wed, 13 Mar 2019 13:37:49 +0100 italian-unemployment-down-but-short-term-contracts-on-the-rise Italy's firefighters protest against 'humiliating' low wages "Loved by citizens, but humiliated by the State," read one of the placards held as firefighters demonstrated against their low pay in Rome on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20170217/italys-firefighters-protest-against-humiliating-low-wages Fri, 17 Feb 2017 10:44:59 +0100 italys-firefighters-protest-against-humiliating-low-wages Italian government boasts of low wages in campaign for foreign investment A campaign sponsored by the Italian Ministry of Economic Development and aiming to encourage foreign businesses to invest in the country has been criticized for boasting of the low wages paid to educated workers in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20161005/italian-government-criticized-for-boasting-of-low-cost-of-workers-in-advertising-to-foreign-investors Wed, 05 Oct 2016 13:44:42 +0200 italian-government-criticized-for-boasting-of-low-cost-of-workers-in-advertising-to-foreign-investors Young Italian workers are among worst paid in Europe Italians starting their professional careers earn much less than their peers in other western European countries. https://www.thelocal.it/20160217/young-italian-workers-are-among-the-worst-paid-in-europe Wed, 17 Feb 2016 13:13:54 +0100 young-italian-workers-are-among-the-worst-paid-in-europe Parliament staff's fury as wages capped at €240k Parliamentary staff saw their salaries capped at €240,000 on Thursday, a move met with rowdy protest by a number of workers. https://www.thelocal.it/20140725/parliament-staff-fury-as-wages-capped-at-240k Fri, 25 Jul 2014 11:25:00 +0200 parliament-staff-fury-as-wages-capped-at-240k Jailed Italians MPs will continue to get paid Jailed Italian politicians will continue to receive their salary after a request by the Five Star Movement (M5S) to have a former Democratic Party MP’s salary frozen was rejected. https://www.thelocal.it/20140710/jailed-italians-mps-will-continue-to-get-paid Thu, 10 Jul 2014 15:21:00 +0200 jailed-italians-mps-will-continue-to-get-paid Italian wages rise at lowest rate since 1982 Hourly salaries in Italy rose just 1.4 percent on average in 2013 – the lowest rate since 1982 – the national statistics agency, Istat, said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140128/italian-wages-rise-at-lowest-rate-since-1982 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 13:23:47 +0100 italian-wages-rise-at-lowest-rate-since-1982 Italian women work harder than men - OECD Italian women are working harder than men and for less money, according to a new report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). https://www.thelocal.it/20131107/italian-women-work-harder-than-men-oecd Thu, 07 Nov 2013 13:31:00 +0100 italian-women-work-harder-than-men-oecd