Italy's letfwing and centre-left
opposition parties said Wednesday they had gathered over half a
million signatures on a petition to introduce in Italy a minimum
wage of at least nine euros an hour.
The petition is still open, they said.
The news was announced at a press conference at the House by the
centre-left Democratic Party (PD), the leftwing populist 5-Star
Movement (M5S), the centrist Azione party, the MOre Europe
party, and the Green-Left Alliance.
Premier Giorgia Meloni made a tentative overture to the
opposition on the minimum wage this summer but then put the ball
in the court of the National Council for Economics and Labour
(CNEL), which last week said wage levels should be left to
collective bargaining.
Meloni's ruling Brothers of Italy (FdI) party on Wednesday
called on the House to decide whether the opposition parties'
bill on the minimum wage should be sent back to the committee
stage.
photo: PD leader Elly Schlein
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