Rome, Italy – No be small wahala wey dey happen for Italy as the salary gap between North and South dey widen like gully after heavy rain. New report show say people for Lombardy dey collect about €30,384 yearly, while dem for Calabria dey struggle with only €15,880. Na each time we hear dis kind news, we dey wonder wetin dey happen for our economy.
The statistics wey come from Withub and Isnec, dem be big experts wey sabi numbers well well, show say the divide between Northern Italy and Southern Italy no be joke. Lombardy stand tall as number one region for salary, leaving others like Emilia-Romagna and Piemonte with some respectable figures, but still far from the milking cow at the North. Meanwhile, for areas wey dey South, the news no too sweet, especially for Campania, Sicilia, and of course, our girl, Calabria.
This report come dey highlight say between 2024 and now, workers for private sector increase by 2%, but e no mean say poor people gain anything. Average salary across the country na €24,486, but na wetin you go chop when you go supermarket? (Point wey sabi about inflation dey hold ground for mind, no be small!)
The report still show say women dey face serious wahala with gender pay gap wey dey separate them from their male counterparts. Dem dey earn an average of €19,833 compared to the men wey dey carry €27,967. Na serious matter be this o! Part-time work dey catch women well well, as 49% dey do part-time jobs, while only 21% of men dey follow same line.
Giovanni, an economist wey sabi sector breakdown, talk say na ‘serious imbalance’ we dey see for this labour market. Na so e be say no only salary dey matter, but quality of employment dey suffer as well. We dey see many folks dey push for part-time work wey no gree carry dem forward.
However, make we hold some positive vibes as job wey dey permanent dey grow, with almost 13 million people na dem wey dey enjoy stable work. But no forget say for Northern region, the average earnings dey reach €28,852 while South dey carry last with low salary and plenty temporary jobs. Na wah!
Claudio Cipolla, the head of Cgil union, dey call for strike to demand better wages and policies wey go fit make people live beta life for Terni area. Im don highlight say policy makers need to sef find way to improve salary situation for everywhere, so say people no go dey struggle for survival.
The higher earnings plus better job security for North don create a situation wey dey leave plenty towns down South in serious need of attention. As this strike dey approach, everyone dey hope say sometime soon, go fit get some balance for Italian economic table.
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