Social Rights

Sindacato Autonomo Europeo Scuola ed Ecologia (SAESE) v. Italy, Complaint No. 186/2019 (Italian only - translation in progress)

The complaint was registered on 25 November 2019. It concerns Article 30 (the right to protection against poverty and social exclusion) of the Revised European Social Charter. SAESE alleges that due to successive pension reforms since 2011 which have reduced the level of pensions, several million precarious teachers are at risk of falling into poverty when they reach retirement age. SAESE complains that there is no comprehensive and coordinated approach to fighting poverty and social exclusion in Italy, in violation of the above-mentioned provision.

Sindacato autonomo Pensionati Or.S.A. v. Italy, Complaint No. 187/2019 (Italian only - translation in progress)

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 beneficiary (ies), have resulted in an abusive and discriminatory reduction in the benefits to which the person referred to was entitled or already received in breach of the above-mentioned provisions.