After months of seemingly useless calculations, the tussle over the exodus it's not resolved yet. On the contrary, the Government has backtracked on the numbers, sparking a new controversy with the unions. The question is simple: how many workers are we talking about? The preliminary estimate spoke of 65 people, but soon had been denied. Errata, it was said: the army of expatriates could reach 200 units. Now however, a new blow in the sponge. We joked: the Ministry of Labor today confirmed the initial figure of 65.
"Out of respect for these people - write from the ministry - Fornero wanted the control of the data to be scrupulous and provided for an estimate which therefore required a very punctual detailed analysis and a relatively long time".
The term "exodus" refers to all those workers who have agreed to leave their jobs - by signing an agreement with the company - in the belief that they can retire within the next two years. With the pension reform by Elsa Fornero, however, those people no longer have the right to retire on time and thus risk finding themselves with nothing in hand: neither job nor pension.
It is therefore necessary for the State to find a solution to support the income of expatriates. But how much money will it take? If the controversial "65 quota" will be definitive, then the five billion euro initially foreseen should be enough.
To correct what immediately appeared to be one of the most unfair aspects of the first maneuver by Mario Monti, the Government had decided to allocate – with the Salva-Italia and then with the Milleproroghe – funds that varied over the years: from 240 euros of next year up to 300 million in 2019, passing through 1,2 billion in 2016.
"The financial amount identified by the pension reform, implemented with the Salva Italia decree - continues the note from the ministry - is adequate to meet all needs without having to resort to additional resources".
But the unions are not there. “If it weren't an important and tragic problem for the people involved – commented the secretary of the CGIL, Susanna Camusso – the one on exodus would appear as a sleight of hand. At the end of a long investigation we have the same number contained in the Milleproroghe on which there was insufficient coverage. We are facing a dangerous thing. Stand the government confirms 65 expatriates we have only one path left: to ask for the dismissal of the INPS president because he is unable to govern the contributions”.
According to Raphael Bonanni, leader of the CISL, the Government “He's not responsible and he's not respectful. Let's hope this gets resolved. But that's not how it goes."
Camusso argues that the number of displaced persons exceeds 300: “A figure – he underlined – that comes from official sources. The union didn't invent it”.
The social partners have asked for the opening of a discussion table to clarify the issue in detail. A request reiterated today during the national demonstration organized in Rome by CGIL, CISL, UIL and Ugl.
