Italian General Confederation of Labour

Ideal Standard Workers Protest

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Thursday, April 22, 2021
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b'Today Ideal Standard\xe2\x80\x99s (Italia) employees joined by the three major Italian Union Organizations - Filctem Cgil, Femca Cisl, Uiltec Uil \xe2\x80\x93 have executed a protest rally during the event \xe2\x80\x9cTogether World Tour\xe2\x80\x9d produced by the Company.

Key Points: 
  • b'Today Ideal Standard\xe2\x80\x99s (Italia) employees joined by the three major Italian Union Organizations - Filctem Cgil, Femca Cisl, Uiltec Uil \xe2\x80\x93 have executed a protest rally during the event \xe2\x80\x9cTogether World Tour\xe2\x80\x9d produced by the Company.
  • The event also included the participation of several prominent Italian industrial designers and architects such as Palomba Serafini, to whom the Union organizations are asking to push the envelope in recognizing the extraordinary Italian know-how applied not just in the design process but also for the manufacturing sector, and to avoid collaborations and outsourcing in low grade and overall poor labor conditions Countries.\nLocated in Northern Italy, Ideal Standard (Italia) is a company operating in the Kitchen and Bath products design and manufacturing sector as one of the excellence of Italy.
  • Since years, the company has been subjected to a variety of acquisitions executed by several international private funds currently leads by the Australian-based Anchorage Capital and the British CVC Funds.\nThe Company is now facing a financial crisis not derived by its ability to perform and be always at the cutting edge of its industry, but because of the too often reckless financial technique well known under the definition of \xe2\x80\x9cLeveraged Buyout\xe2\x80\x9d.
  • The assets of the company being acquired are often used as collateral for the loans, along with the assets of the acquiring company.

Giulia Barbucci elected new EESC vice-president with responsibility for the budget

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Thursday, October 29, 2020
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She is committed to ensuring moderate and transparent management of the budget.

Key Points: 
  • She is committed to ensuring moderate and transparent management of the budget.
  • Gender equality is still an open issue within the EESC, the institutions and the European Union as a whole.
  • Giulia Barbucci has been working for CGIL, the largest Italian trade union, since 1989.
  • Between Rome and Brussels

    As the mother of two daughters, Giulia Barbucci divides her time between Rome and Brussels.