The new council led by Roberto Fico starts from work and the dignity of people. The first measure approved is in fact a bill on the minimum wage, which will now have to be examined by the Campania Regional Council.
The proposal introduces a clear criterion: in all public tenders of the Region, the local health authorities, related bodies and controlled companies, companies that undertake to guarantee their employees a minimum hourly wage of at least 9 euros gross will be rewarded. A concrete way to use public procurement as a tool for social justice.
It is a commitment that we had made with the citizens and that today we are starting to keep, explained Fico.
A commitment that arises from an alarming fact: in Italy one worker in ten is below the poverty line despite having a job. In Campania the situation is even more critical, because average salaries are approximately 26% lower than the national average.
According to the President of the Region, this law represents a first step to counter what he defines as a real contradiction: poor work. “It is not acceptable that those who work are unable to live with dignity. It means trampling on fundamental rights and making Article 36 of the Constitution, which guarantees adequate remuneration, meaningless.”
The political message is strong: wages are not just an economic issue, but a question of dignity. And Campania tries to give a clear signal, putting the quality of work at the center and rewarding companies that choose not to save money on workers.
The Puglia Region had already done so and the Constitutional Court had agreed with it, rejecting the government’s appeal. Now, this first act in Campania indicates a precise direction: combating working poverty not with slogans, but using the concrete tools of public policy.
