“Work is inextricably linked to the person, to their dignity, to their social dimension, to the contribution that everyone can and must make to participation in the life of society. Work is not a commodity”. The President of the Republic said this Sergio Mattarella speaking from Calabria in view of Labor Day. “It has a value in the market of goods and exchanges. Indeed, it is an essential element – he added – because without the contribution of human creativity it would be devoid of consistency and quality”.
“Work is freedom. First of all, freedom from need; and a tool for expressing oneself, for fulfillment in life. The extraordinary progress of science and technology to improve the quality and sustainability of products and services must always be aimed at protecting the integrity of people and their rights. Starting from the right to work. Work must be free from conditioning, imbalances and abuses that create marginalization and therefore represent the opposite of its role and meaning. Factors that represent serious impediments to the progress of the entire society” underlined the President of the Republic.
“Tomorrow is May 1st. Labor Day. Therefore Republic Day, which the constituents wanted to base precisely on work. As the first proponent of this formula, Fanfani, said to the Constituent Assembly, ‘founded not on privilege, not on the effort of others’: it is founded on everyone’s work. It is a basic element of our democratic identity” underlined the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella speaking from Calabria in view of Labor Day. “It is not just a reference to the values of freedom and equality – he added – but of indication of a living social model, projected towards cohesion and solidarity. Capable, therefore, of continuously removing, over time, the obstacles that take away opportunities from people and prevent the full exercise of rights”.
“The employment data overall shows significant growth. The positive trend concerns a large part of Europe, Italy first and foremost, and this is a source of great satisfaction for all of us. It is good news that jobs have increased, as well as permanent contracts. So is the growth of female employment. Of course we must not forget the social and territorial disparities that persist; the excluded; the phenomenon of precarious and underpaid jobs. The low level of pay at the first entry of young people into the world of work, which induces many of them to go abroad under better conditions”.
“The difficulties of those who endure a disability persist, the weight of the burden of care which often pushes even families of those who have a job into need. The positive indicators of the economic situation must encourage us to intelligently continue in the direction of economic growth based on equity and cohesion” specified the Head of State. “In republican history, important pushes for progress have come from the confrontation between institutions and social partners, for the definition and diffusion of rights, for the modernization of the companies themselves. The intermediate bodies are a characterizing element of the design of our Constitution and bring benefits to Italy. The trade union movement – bearer of democratic values - is an irrepressible interlocutor for the development of fruitful collective, sector and company bargaining” underlined the Head of State.
The President of the Republic has issued a strong warning against gangmastering and the exploitation of migrants. “The issue of immigration has a great impact on the agricultural supply chain. Migrant workers are an essential part of agricultural production and the subsequent transformations of its products. But, in some cases, gray areas of work – which border on illegality, exploitation or even take advantage of it – they generate injustice and, furthermore, insecurity, tensions, conflicts. And they offer spaces to criminal organizations. It is therefore a specific duty to monitor the delinquent forms of gangmastering cases, seasonal workers thrown away, sometimes without names or identities”.
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