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Yes, the problem of undeclared work also concerns Friuli Venezia Giulia: how the phenomenon develops in the region

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The chronicles repeatedly report similar events, the result of an entrepreneurial subculture that pursues profit by playing down the rights of workers. What emerges, however, is unfortunately only the tip of the iceberg. It concerns companies of all sizes, throughout the territory of our country and not only in the economically less developed areas as one might be led to think

Illegal work. Undeclared work. Undeclared work. Irregular work. Behind these labels are hidden phenomena that are still too widespread, which take on different guises and which continue to affect companies of all sizes, throughout the territory of our country and not only in the economically less developed areas as one might be led to think.

I cannot dwell here on the defining problems, well known to the scholars of labor law, but it is enough to remember that we go from totally undeclared work (“informal” or “undeclared” work), to work that is only partially such (for example, it is assumed with a part-time contract, but in reality the worker is then employed full time and therefore with a part of the salary paid “illegally”), up to the phenomena of illegal hiring, illicit intermediation, fictitious posting (also with transnational implications) . The chronicles repeatedly report similar events, the result of an entrepreneurial subculture that pursues profit by playing down the rights of workers.

What emerges, however, is unfortunately only the tip of the iceberg.

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One of the latest Istat surveys – referring to 2018 – estimated the weight of illegal work in Italy to be at least 76 billion euros, especially in the sectors of personal services, commerce, hotels and restaurants. in the construction, repairs and agriculture sectors (with the criminal incidents of caporalato periodically reported in the news, which sometimes border on a real enslavement of the victims). Of course, these are data referring to the prepandemic context, but unfortunately we have no reason to believe that today the situation has improved, as the facts brought to light in these hours by the Financial Police of Pordenone and referred to elsewhere in this newspaper make obvious.

The phenomenon of undeclared / undeclared / irregular work has in the first place serious consequences for workers, who see themselves deprived of rights and protections (not only social security, but also in terms of job security, career, wage increases, etc. ) and that, due to the non-payment, in whole or in part, of the contributions, their retirement prospects may be compromised, in a more or less serious way. Furthermore, to the extent that it subtracts tax revenues from contributions from the State, it is a phenomenon that weakens the whole community, negatively affecting the financing of the entire system of public services and welfare in the broad sense. Finally, the negative impact on virtuous companies must not be overlooked, which are exposed to a form of unfair competition (so-called “social dumping”) that can end up pushing those who operate in compliance with the rules to the margins of the market and bear the costs.

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This is therefore an extremely complex issue, which requires – as the European Union also indicates in its periodic reports on the subject – a thoughtful and targeted strategy of contrast, which should enhance different elements: not only the strengthening of the repressive / sanctioning apparatus, starting from an increase in the human and material resources available to the inspection services, but also the construction of a system of incentives to direct towards more virtuous behavior and, even more more, of an ecosystem in which – without detracting from the unavoidable needs for the protection of workers – bureaucratic obstacles and unnecessary burdens are reviewed which continue to weigh on companies and which sometimes end up pushing them to conduct improper conduct.

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