Pd move for May 1st: minimum wage of 9 euros net in contracts in Veneto

VENICE – “We wanted to give a concrete institutional signal on the occasion of this May 1st. We ask the entire Council and the Executive to make a precise commitment, a political direction that we consider important to give dignity and protection to workers: insert a binding clause that guarantees that the companies winning tenders related […]

VENICE – “We wanted to give a concrete institutional signal on the occasion of this May 1st. We ask the entire Council and the Executive to make a precise commitment, a political direction that we consider important to give dignity and protection for workers: insert a binding clause that guarantees that companies winning tenders linked to the Region pay their employees with an hourly wage of at least nine euros net which national contracts do not reach this threshold , such as, for example, security services, canteens and call centers”. Thus the leader of the Democratic Party in the Veneto Region, Vanessa Camani, announces the contents of a motion signed by her colleagues Chiara Luisetto, Francesca Zottis, Andrea Zanoni, Anna Maria Bigon and Jonatan Montanariello.

I DEM: LET THE FIRST OF MAY REALLY BE OPPORTUNITY FOR SAFE WORK

In order for May 1 “to truly be an opportunity to talk about safe and quality work, it is essential to ask ourselves what we can do to implement policies that improve working conditions in our Region. We think, from this perspective, that it is essential to strengthen the importance of collective bargaining in the sector and give new impetus to measures to protect workers and their remuneration, particularly in public procurement The Regions are contracting authorities: to guarantee, starting from their own sphere of competence , conditions capable of eliminating any possibility of exploitation and wage poverty is a duty of civilization”, say the democrats. Therefore, the Veneto Region is also asked to supervise the application of the rules relating to national contracts, in particular in contracts and subcontracts, verifying that, at the time of the tender offer, minimum salary levels are applied and guaranteed.