The bill was presented by the centre-left Democratic Party (Pd), populist Five Star Movement (M5S), left-wing Italian Left (SI), centrist Action, Green Europe and +Europa.
The parties announced their intention to present a joint proposal to parliament on Friday.
“The need for an intervention to guarantee adequate earnings for workers, especially those in conditions of poverty in part because of inflation, is a representative element of our election manifestos,” a statement by ex-prime minister and M5S leader Giuseppe Conte, Pd secretary Elly Schlein, Nicola Fratoianni of SI, Matteo Richetti of Action, Angelo Bonelli of the Greens and Riccardo Magi of +Europa, said.
The bill provides for a guaranteed minimum wage of €9 per hour and for temporary benefits in the 2024 budget law to accompany the adjustment in the event of lower wages under collective sectoral agreements.
Carlo Bonomi, president of industrial association Confindustria, said on Monday that his confederation would not be against the introduction of the minimum wage.
He added that the move would not affect Confindustria as its collective contracts are all above the €9 mark.
“If we want to talk about a minimum wage with a €9 threshold, it’s not a problem for Confindustria,” he told the assembly of the Assolombarda section.
“All our contracts are above that. If we take the metalworkers’ contract, for example, the price is €11.
“It is not true that industry doesn’t pay well. It pays what is right.
“There is no veto. On the contrary,” Bonomi said.
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