{
  "id": 20153044,
  "title": "Work contracts to be renewed for 2.5 million workers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/contratti-di-lavoro-da-rinnovare-per-2-5-milioni-di-lavoratori",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-15T09:35:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Il Sole 24 Ore",
    "slug": "il-sole-24-ore",
    "url": "https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/contratti-lavoro-rinnovare-25-milioni-lavoratori-AJE1nzGC"
  },
  "original_language": "it",
  "account": "The number of Italian workers with expired contracts is set to surge from 1.1 million to over 4 million by March, when agreements in the tertiary sector expire, affecting around 3 million employees. Currently, 2.5 million workers are waiting for contract renewals, accounting for 19.2% of employees, a significant decrease from 43.1% last year. To address the issue, 13 employer associations, including Confindustria and Confcommercio, have agreed with trade unions Cgil, Cisl, and Uil to introduce a mechanism to protect salaries from inflationary shocks. The industry sector has the most stable situation, with 94.1% of workers having a valid collective contract, while the services sector is experiencing more turmoil, with negotiations underway for nearly 3 million workers.",
  "summary": "In industry, more than nine out of ten have a contract in force, at the end of the year, contracts expire for footwear, graphics, and autoferrotranvieri. In services, agreements expire in March for the 3 million in the trade sector.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}