Processed complaints
The complaint registered on 14 November 2014, relates to Articles 12 (the right to social security), 25 (the right of workers to the protection of their claims in the event of the insolvency of their employer) in combination with clause non-discrimination contained in section E of the Revised European Social Charter. The complainant trade union alleges that under the Italian regulations on social protection - particularly the Interministerial Decree No. 83473 of 1 August 2014 – only companies are eligible for assistance paid by the Cassa integrazione guadagni (redundancy fund), thus excluding training bodies established in the form of non-profit-making associations, in violation of the aforementioned provisions of the Charter.
Case Document no. 1, Complaint registered on 14 November 2014 (French only) original in Italian
Case Document no. 2, Observations by the Government on admissibility (French only)
Case Document no. 3, Submissions of the Government on the merits (French only)
Case Document no. 4, Response from U.I.L. Scuola – Sicilia to the Government's submissions on the merits (French only)
The European Committee of Social Rights declared, by 10 votes against 3, the complaint admissible and adopted unanimously a decision on immediate measures on 9 September 2015.
Decision on admissibility and on immediate measures of Complaint 113/2014
Decision on the merits of Complaint 113/2014
Resolution CM/ResChS(2018)5 of the Committee of Ministers on 4 July 2018
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