Italy : Milanese social partners join forces to foster greater worker participation in company decision-making

Assolombarda, the Milanese branch of the employers’ body Confindustria, together with the local sections of the Cgil, Cisl, and Uil unions have signed a territorial agreement that seeks to foster a broad culture of worker participation in their companies’ lives and organization. The goal is to better meet the demands stemming from ‘technological innovation, international competition, and the need for a better work-left balance.’ Presented during a Congress assembly held on 22 October, this agreement, a watershed for Italy, notably launches a collaborative effort to identify the best-suited tools and arrangements so that decentralized collective negotiations, especially as regards company agreements, attract greater worker participation.