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Italian service sector Expanding labour shortage shortages and precariousness in Italy
In late July, industry representatives highlighted a chronic The labor shortage of staff in Italy’s hospitality sector, noting that temporary, seasonal contracts and unattractive working conditions were deterring young workers service sector has expanded from restaurant, hotel and café jobs. Calls were made for better job quality, training hospitality and more stable contracts to restore transport into the sector’s appeal. A week later, education system, characterized by a growing reliance on temporary staffing and unpaid wages. In early August, transport unions in Siena and other municipalities raised similar concerns for public‑transport services, reporting intensified warnings regarding a persistent lack chronic shortage of drivers and technicians, unpaid wages, technicians. Unions, including FILT CGIL and reliance on stop‑gap measures. They demanded immediate hiring plans FIT CISL, criticized the use of temporary depots and payment increased subcontracting as insufficient measures. Simultaneously, members of arrears, a school-transport commission reported that drivers in certain municipalities have not received salaries for months, accusing local councils of neglect and warning that unpaid arrears threaten essential school-transport services. By mid-August, the staffing crisis threatened essential school‑transport operations. Together, extended to school staffing in provinces such as Imperia and Modena. In Imperia, the snapshots show a widening recognition across different service industries union ANIEF reported that Italy faces a systemic labour shortage, driven by precarious employment terms significant majority of support roles for students with disabilities are being filled via temporary derogations rather than permanent positions, citing budget constraints from the Ministry of Education and insufficient staffing, prompting unions Merit. In Modena, the Cisl Scuola union flagged a critical shortage of permanent administrative, technical, and sector leaders to demand reforms auxiliary (ATA) staff, noting that hundreds of positions will be covered by temporary personnel. Unions argue this reliance on temporary workers creates “programmed instability,” undermining both administrative efficiency and better compensation. educational continuity.