Amazon Italy and trade unions, historic agreement on industrial relations

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15 September 2021Amazon Italia Logistica and the workers' unions have signed an

with the Ministry of Labor

. Despite the distinction of roles, the parties affirm that "industrial relations represent a value in themselves" and undertake to

of the national labor contract in the field of Logistics, Freight Transport and Shipping and their application.

The protocol defines the bargaining matters both at national and local level and the role of the trade union at national and territorial level and of company union representatives is recognized. The agreement allows

to be

on organizational issues such as schedules, shifts, workloads, on regulatory elements such as the correct recognition of levels of employment, on health, safety and prevention at work, on training and on economic issues such as the performance bonus, incentives and details increases also at the territorial level.

"I express great satisfaction with the agreement signed today. Amazon is committed to building a path with the unions. It is an important choice for what logistics represents in our country. It is good news, desired and urged by the Ministry of I work ", declared Minister

after the signing.

"For the first time, Amazon accepts the comparison according to the contractual disciplines in force, recognizes collective representation and the role of the trade union". This is stated jointly by

. "We have reached the first important and historic agreement, unique in the world, on the industrial relations system with the e-commerce giant", underline the trade unions.

"In recent months we have worked to establish a positive dialogue with trade unions in line with what was suggested by the Minister of Labor. The protocols signed today represent further proof of our commitment to establish a constructive and responsible dialogue with workers' representatives both at national and site level ", reports one

regarding the deal. "We believe that relationships based on these foundations can foster our investment strategies in the country, where we have invested over 6 billion in the last 10 years, creating 12,500 permanent jobs.

On Thursday 16, Amazon presents the Career Day, a virtual event of European recruiting for job seekers in the company, including in Italy, including

, CEO of Amazon

, among others

.