Minimum wage, EU Commissioner: “We will not impose it on Italy”

“We will not impose a minimum wage on Italy”. This was reiterated by European Labor Commissioner Nicolas Schmit, presenting at a press conference in Strasbourg the agreement reached last night in trilogue by the Council and Parliament on the EU directive on minimum wages and collective bargaining. “This is not the question – he continues – but I believe” that the directive “is a contribution to the debate that exists in Italy. I am very confident that in the end the Italian government and the social partners, who play a very important role, will arrive to a good deal to strengthen collective bargaining, especially for those who are not well protected and who eventually come to the conclusion that it might be important to introduce a minimum wage system in Italy. But it is a decision that rests with the Italian government and the parties social “, he concludes. Read also