The swirl of numbers on exodus does not stop. Indeed, the INPS also slips into the crossfire between the government and the unions, which has deserved a good tirade. The Minister of Labour Elsa Fornero "he expressed his disapproval to the top management" of the social security institute - reads a note - and deplored the partial and unofficial dissemination of information which has caused social unease". Meanwhile, the three major unions ask to be summoned immediately by Prime Minister Mario Monti, and the CGIL threatens a general strike.
The case broke out yesterday, when Ansa released the report sent by INPS to the ministry before the signing of the decree which fixed the quota of the so-called "safeguarded" at 65 thousand, the only ones who will be allowed to retire with the old requirements in 2012 and 2013. The text reads that - according to the rules passed with the save-Italy and Milleproroghe decrees launched last winter – the army of exodates has about 390.200 people. The institute's hasty attempts at denial were useless: “Inps has not provided different and additional estimates with respect to the issue of those safeguarded”, said the director general, Mauro Nori.
However, the revelation upset the day for the minister Fornero, who “summoned the President and General Manager of INPS for clarification about news relating to internal documents of the Institute containing assessments which, not accompanied by detailed explanations and motivations, ended up generating confusion and bewilderment in public opinion”.
At the end of the meeting, The Government reiterated “the correctness of what is contained in the decree already signed by the Minister of Labor and the Minister of Economy on the 'Safeguarded' which, on the basis of the financial resources already allocated, sets their number at 65 thousand people”.
Those protected may well be 65, but at this point everyone - unions in the lead - takes it for granted that there are at least six times more expatriates. These are workers who risk finding themselves without a job or a pension. After leaving work following company agreements - in the belief that they will retire within the next two years - these people find themselves no longer having the necessary requisites for retirement due to the new rules introduced with the social security reform Fornero.
"That the number of 65 was absolutely unrealistic and that the numbers were much more consistent was evident - commented the secretary of the CGIL, Susanna Camusso -. That it comes out, beyond the game of confirmations and denials, with a report by the INPS which reiterates it is very useful to say that a rule must be found to give answers to everyone. Any reform made civilly presupposes a safeguard clause. It is not possible that in the country we have been talking for six seven months about people who are not aware of what they will be able to do in the future". In an interview with Repubblica, Camusso does not rule out a general strike against the government and calls for the INPS reform and the resignation of the president Antonio Mastrapasqua.
