Mattarella: “Work is an antidote to discrimination, precariousness clashes with growth. Those who exploit minors steal the future”

A warning against precariousness, “a system that clashes with growth”. And a very strong warning to all institutions: we must not surrender to the idea that poor work can exist. Sergio Mattarella speaks from Reggio Emilia and on the eve of Primo explains that “work is the antidote against discrimination and crime”. The tenant at del Colle observes with “bitterness” that the “full employment of young people and women” is a goal yet to come, and speaks of the “unacceptable human cost” of accidents at work.

According to the President of the Republic “expanding the basis of work, and its quality, must be a constant worry at every level, starting from the institutions”. While “the temptation to surrender to the idea that poor work can exist, whose remuneration does not allow one to lead a decent existence, it is necessary to forcefully affirm, instead, the character of work as the first, elementary, constructive way of redistribution of the income produced. May 1st is the feast of the dignity of work. It is the feast of the Republic founded on work »he underlines, quoting Luigi Einaudi and Giorgio La Pira. «The unity of the country means substantial unity in terms of job opportunities. It means commitment to remove territorial inequalities. Overseeing and promoting national unity also means this. Work is a sign of dignity because it is closely linked to each person’s life project”.