Pending complaints
The complaint was registered on 9 August 2018. It relates to Articles 1 (the right to work), 4 (the right to a fair remuneration), 5 ( the right to organise), 6§4 (the right to bargain collectively – collective action), 12 (the right to social security), 24 (the right to protection in case of dismissal) and E (non-discrimination) of the Revised European Social Charter. Unione sindacale di base (USB) complains about the abuse of 'socially useful workers' contracts by municipalities and public bodies in Sicily and Campania contributing to make the situation of these public sector employees more precarious in violation of the aforementioned provisions of the Charter.
Case-document No. 1, Complaint registered on 9 August 2018 (original in Italian)
Case-document No. 2, Submissions by the Government on the merits
Case-document No. 3, Response from USB to the Government's submission on the merits
Case-document No. 4, Further response by the Government on the merits
The European Committee of Social Rights declared the complaint admissible on 3 July 2019.
Decision on admissibility of the Complaint No. 170/2018
Decision on the merits of the Complaint No. 170/2018
Recommendation CM/RecChS(2022)21 of the Committee of Minister of 3 November 2022
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