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Door-to-door, 9 out of 10 workers choose it for flexibility

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Door-to-door, 9 out of 10 workers choose it for flexibility

In Italy, the digital transformation has changed the job of door-to-door salespeople, with around 100,000 workers in this category, mostly women (90%). According to a survey by Univendita-Confcommercio of 8,500 workers, 9 out of 10 value work-life balance and autonomous time management, while 86.5% can modulate their activity over time and 84.6% prioritize economic emancipation. The majority of workers (70.5%) have been in the sector for at least four years, and 53.8% for at least seven years.

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