Melons: "May 1st is the celebration of those who keep Italy going"

“He First of May it is the celebration of those who every day, with commitment, sacrifice and dignity, keep Italy going. And it is also the day in which politics must measure itself with facts”. The Prime Minister, Giorgia Melonistates this in the declaration in which it summarizes the data on the trend of employment, the measures adopted in recent days by the government and claims that “for us, work is not defended with propaganda, but with concrete measures, real rights and respect for those who run this nation every day”.

Today “is also the day in which politics must measure itself with the facts”, Meloni continues, claiming that “since we have been in government we have chosen to do it this way: intervening every year with concrete measures to improve the condition of workers Italians. We did it with the cut in the tax wedge, with employment incentives, with interventions on safety at work. And we continue to do so by strengthening the quality of work, the protection of the lowest wages and the fight against all forms of exploitation, including digital gangmastering”.

“In recent years the results have arrived: Italy has over 1 million and 200 thousand more employed people, 550 thousand fewer temporary workers and has reached the highest level of female employment in its history. These are numbers – underlines Meloni – which do not solve everything, but which show a clear direction and a real change of pace”.

Resources for those who respect and do not exploit workers

“With the Labor decree approved by the Council of Ministers we have added another important piece: affirming the principle of fair salary. It means something very simple: public resources must go to those who respect workers, not to those who underpay, exploit or use pirated contracts”, says Meloni.

“For us – he continues – the fair wage is not defended with slogans or shortcuts, but by enhancing quality bargaining and hitting those who compete at the expense of people. We know well that there is still a lot to do”. “Because work – underlines the Prime Minister – must be increasingly stable, safe, well-paid and capable of giving a future, especially to young people, women and those who live in the most fragile areas of the nation. But we also know that the path taken is the right one”.

Fontana, we celebrate women and men

“On May 1st we celebrate women and men who, with commitment and responsibility, contribute every day to the development of the country. On this day it is essential to underline the need for constant and shared commitment against deaths at work. I renew a thought of closeness to the families of the victims”. This was stated by the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Lorenzo Fontana. “On its 80th anniversary, we remember that the Republic is founded precisely on work, according to the will of the founding fathers: a principle – he adds – which puts its value and importance back at the centre, every day, in the construction of the present and the future”.