A-Infos (en) Italy, UCADI, #207 - Notes for a Program (ca, de, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]

The clearest message the referendum vote conveys is undoubtedly the 
demand by Italians for the implementation of the Constitution, which is 
still perceived as a set of programmatic norms to be implemented. 
Logically, it follows that in developing a government program, the 
opposition cannot help but start from this fact to develop their 
proposal. Article 1 of the Constitution establishes the right to work as 
a fundamental value, which is currently seriously compromised because, 
even in the face of increased employment, the available work is largely 
poor and precarious.
There is a complete ban on unpaid internships with zero prospects for 
professional growth, activities that must be prosecuted by law. If we 
break down employment into different types of work, we see a very high 
proportion of precarious and underpaid work, not only in the service 
sector, but also that more than a million jobs are filled by 
training-work contracts characterized by low wages and precariousness, 
which entails reduced costs for the employer and serves to terminate the 
service before the worker becomes eligible for permanent employment. 
This does not prevent the employer from repeating the process by hiring 
someone else to exploit.
The need for businesses to maintain their viability translates into some 
guarantees of stability for some workers over 55 and the request to 
delay retirement unless increasingly frequent restructurings lead the 
entrepreneur to resort to layoffs and early retirement.
A reformist government should therefore embrace the principles 
underlying the 2022 "Laboral" reform, successfully adopted in Spain. 
This reform established permanent contracts as the rule and fixed-term 
contracts as an exception, limited to specific production needs. 
Furthermore, given the prevalence of bogus collective agreements signed 
with criminal unions, the introduction of a minimum wage of EUR11 would 
be an essential, immediate, and non-derogable measure.
Obviously, the labor package should be much broader and include 
workplace safety, acceptable working conditions, services, and a decent 
pension, but in the meantime, the main wage adjustment measure would 
send a significant signal.
A worker's income is not only made up of direct wages, but also of 
indirect wages, which are paid through sustainable welfare services. 
This primarily concerns healthcare, because if part of the wage is 
allocated to healthcare, it depresses and significantly impacts income.
Therefore, healthcare financing is the second unmissable point of the 
program: its implementation must be accompanied by a profound 
restructuring of the national healthcare system, restoring it to 
absolute priority over private healthcare services. This must be done 
using all available legal and fiscal means and instruments to clarify 
the malpractice in healthcare management, which penalizes the less 
well-off in particular and leaves large areas of the country unserved.
The third emergency is undoubtedly education and related services. It is 
necessary to take into account that the development of society, the 
changes introduced in production systems, and an ever-changing social 
organization require education that can keep pace, both in terms of job 
preparation and the acquisition of the cognitive tools necessary for a 
more constructive and independent approach to communication and social 
participation. This requires a profound reform of education that 
necessarily requires increased funding for teachers, characterized by 
constant retraining that, to be effective, must be monetized.
Then there is the infrastructure issue, which must be addressed by 
developing an intervention plan that not only rehabilitates but also 
redevelops the available school facilities.

The energy crisis resulting from the deteriorating international 
situation must be addressed with a structural supply plan that, to be 
credible, must focus on reopening the energy market and on 
diversification. This plan is incompatible with tariff policies, 
sanctions (which, it is worth remembering, primarily harm those who 
issue them), and restrictions on trade relations resulting from the 
pursuit of dominance in international politics. In this regard, the 
absolute rejection of war as a means of resolving international disputes 
must be rigorously pursued, in accordance with Article 11 of our 
Constitution.
An ordinary, daily part of the government's program should consist of 
dismantling piece by piece what has been introduced into the legal 
system over five years of government in terms of the enjoyment of 
rights, starting with liberticide criminal laws, moving on to the right 
to vote for non-residents, freedom of communication, management of the 
media, pluralism of information, and everything else that makes civil 
coexistence sustainable and acceptable.
These essential interventions would undoubtedly also have a positive 
impact on solving other problems, such as the need for security, the 
management of emigration, and reception. A profound restructuring of the 
labor market is essential to combating undeclared and precarious work, 
eliminating pockets of underpaid or clandestine labor, avoiding 
conflicts of interest among workers, and restoring social justice.

https://www.ucadi.org/2026/04/19/appunti-per-un-programma/
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