The complaint was registered on 3 December 2019. It concerns Articles 4§1 (the right to a fair remuneration), 12§1 (the right to social security), ‘16 (the right to appropriate social, legal and economic protection for the family), 20 (the right to equal opportunities and treatment in employment and occupation without sex discrimination) and 23 (the right of elderly persons to social protection) of the Revised European Social Charter. The complainant union alleges that the provisions introduced by Article 1(41) of Law No 335 of 8 August 1995 and its subsequent amendments, which govern the survivor's pension system for the surviving spouse or dependent.

  Case document No.1, Complaint registered on 3 December 2019  (Original in Italian)

 Case document No. 2, Observations by the Government on admissibility

 Case document No. 3, Response by Sindacato autonomo Pensionati Or.S.A. to the Government's observations on admissibility (original in Italian)

 Case document No. 4, Further response by the Government on admissibility

 Case document No. 5, Submissions by the Government on the merits

 Case document No. 6, Response by S.A.Pens. OR.S.A. to the Government's submissions on the merits (original in Italian)

 Case document No. 7, Further response from the Government 

The European Committee of Social Rights declared the complaint admissible on 20 October 2020.

 Decision on admissibility of the Complaint No. 187/2019  

 Decision on the merits of the Complaint No. 187/2019

 Resolution CM/ResChS(2024)2 adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 10 April 2024