China News Service, June 15 According to a report compiled by the "Europe Times", the Italian government intends to activate the EU Green Pass on June 15 local time, which will promote the development of tourism.

In addition, Italy has implemented a ban on layoffs in the event of an epidemic since March 17 last year, and has extended the policy period several times.

According to the latest aid decree, the decree will be officially lifted from July 1 this year.

The government plans to activate the EU Green Pass on June 15

　　At present, there are 7 “white areas” in Italy, namely: Abruzzo, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Liguria, Molise, Sardinia, Umbria, Veneto; all other regions are As the "yellow zone".

At the same time, the "yellow zone" curfew has been postponed until 24 o'clock in the evening.

　　Although the curfew has been shortened by only one hour, it is enough to bring great help to the catering industry.

"This will allow the restaurant to receive two rounds of customers during dinner. It is also conducive to after-dinner drinking, gatherings, etc., and there will also be more people going out at night." The president of a business association in Rome said that after the curfew was postponed by one hour, only the Rome area The catering industry's single-day turnover can increase by 3.5 million euros.

　　The Italian Agricultural Growers Federation said that shortening the curfew can also greatly help rural farmhouses in the suburbs, so that urban residents have enough time to travel.

　　At the same time, there is good news in the tourism industry. From May 31 to June 6, the daily passenger flow of Rome Fiumicino Airport reached 21,000, compared with only 4,000 in the same period last year; Florence cafes once again ushered in World tourists; Venice’s weekend hotel booking rate has reached 70% to 75%; the number of tourists from cities such as Palermo in Sicily has also increased; Sardinia is expected to welcome 10 million tourists, 70% of the level before the outbreak; and Reservations for hotels in several popular tourist cities in Puglia have begun to be tight.

　　In addition, it is expected that from July to September, Italian coastal areas and small "immune" islands will usher in a tourist wave.

　　Assoturismo, the Italian tourism industry association, said the tourism industry has begun to recover. Although it has not reached the level before the outbreak, it can at least make up for half of the losses last year.

Italian Tourism Minister Garavaglia is also very optimistic about the upcoming tourist season: “Italians’ summer booking rate reached 54.7%, compared with 44.7% in the same period last year.” For foreign tourists, he said that everything will depend on what comes next. Developed immigration policy.

　　Italian Culture Minister Fu Langji said: "We are revising the (entry) regulations and the tourism industry will resume soon."

Unemployment of parents causes child poverty rate to rise

　　Comprehensive Quotidiano website, "24 Hours Sun", "Evening Post" reported that despite the difficulties, companies can continue to use the wage security system until December 31, and they can be exempted from paying additional taxes without layoffs.

But after the ban on layoffs is lifted, the Italian labor market will inevitably change.

The textile industry and the automobile industry will be most at risk of layoffs in the initial stage, and the service industry will start in the fall.

　　Starting from July 1, manufacturing industries such as textiles, automobiles, and construction industries will take the lead in withdrawing from the wage guarantee system, and there will no longer be a ban on layoffs.

A report by the Bank of Italy and the Ministry of Labor estimates that this means that at least 477,000 workers will be at risk of unemployment.

Subsequently, on October 1, when the ban on layoffs in small businesses and service industries is lifted, the number of people at risk of dismissal will increase to more than 600,000 people.

The report pointed out: “The number of workers whose employment contracts have expired but were suspended by the layoffs ban is about 240,000 in 2020 and about 120,000 in non-agricultural private enterprises in 2021. In addition, the reason must be added. The number of layoffs caused by operational difficulties in the epidemic is estimated to be about 200,000."

　　Emmanuel Massagli, chairman of the Italian Labor and Industrial Relations Research Association, said: "There is no doubt that the layoffs of small and medium-sized enterprises in the trade, catering, tourism, and service industries will inevitably increase."

　　Experts said: "The service industry will be the most affected. In addition, the industry will also be affected to a certain extent due to the increasingly close links between supply chains."

　　At present, there are still disputes within the Italian government over whether the dismissal ban should continue to be extended.

Italian Economy Minister Daniele Franco believes that there will be no large-scale layoffs after July 1, and said that the government will monitor the situation and is ready to intervene at any time.

　　It is worth noting that according to the survey data of the charity organization Savethe Children, the poverty rate of Italian children in 2020 reached the highest level in history in the past 15 years. About 1.346 million minors are in absolute poverty, accounting for minors. 13.6% of the total number of people.

This number has risen due to the sharp increase in unemployed parents during the epidemic.

Labor market demand is now recovering

　　According to data from the Italian Chamber of Commerce (Unioncamere) and Employment Center (Anpal), Italian companies can provide more than 560,000 jobs in June, which exceeds the level of the same period in June 2019 (before the epidemic); from June to August. There are 1.3 million jobs provided.

According to the data, manufacturing, construction, tourism, and commerce will be the main demand industries.

　　As the epidemic improves, Ryanair, which has been hit hard, said that it will be able to return to pre-epidemic business levels in 2022. Jason McGuinness, the commercial director of the airline, said: "It is expected that starting from July and August this year, we will be able to recover to the level of 70% to 80% before the epidemic, and will fully recover next year." )