Yesterday Filt Cgil, Fit-Cisl and Uiltrasporti, during the active of the delegates, approved the Unitary platform for the renewal of the collective agreement national single work of the shipping industry, which presents a contract duration from January 1, 2027 to December 31, 2029. "The platform - specified the three organizations trade unions in a note - was born in an international context marked profound geopolitical, economic and technological transformations, which are redesigning the strategic role of maritime transport. In this scenario, there is no stable growth without valorization of the people, skills and professionalism of those who work and the relaunch of the Italian shipping industry must be based on a balance between the competitiveness of enterprises, quality of work and adequacy of wages".

"The document presented - explained Filt, Fit and Uilt - it is structured around three central elements such as salary, protections, participation and thirteen concrete requests. These include the guarantee of employment continuity in contrast to the full recovery of purchasing power, involvement of trade unions in governing the transformations technological developments. Added to these is the introduction of Stop Work Authority, i.e. the right of every worker to interrupt an activity deemed unsafe without fear of consequences, the fight against aggression, including those conveyed on social media, the strengthening of welfare, supplementary pensions, measures for generational turnover and job recognition maritime as a usurer".

"This renewal in the name of continuity and of the unit - continues the note - has been elaborated as the natural continuation of a path built in the two previous negotiation seasons, which saw the consolidation of the single contract as a barrier to dumping, focusing on strengthening of two key aspects: safety on board and welfare".

"The sea - concludes the note of the unions - is a a strategic resource for this country and the workers of the sector represent the real capital on which to invest for the future. A solid and fair contract is the concrete tool to demonstrate it with facts".