An engineering firm in northern Italy has sparked controversy after making almost half its workforce redundant – and selecting only women.
A union official quoted the company as having reported to the small businesses association: "We are firing the women so they can stay at home and look after the children. In any case, what they bring in is a second income."
No one at the company, Ma-Vib, which is based in Inzago near Milan, could be reached for comment.
With Italy's prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, on trial for paying an underage prostitute, there is a continuing and lively debate over the status of Italian women, which some international surveys suggest is abnormally low in comparison with the rest of Europe. In February, there were demonstrations in more than 250 cities around the world in defence of the dignity of Italy's women. More...
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A union official quoted the company as having reported to the small businesses association: "We are firing the women so they can stay at home and look after the children. In any case, what they bring in is a second income."
No one at the company, Ma-Vib, which is based in Inzago near Milan, could be reached for comment.
With Italy's prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, on trial for paying an underage prostitute, there is a continuing and lively debate over the status of Italian women, which some international surveys suggest is abnormally low in comparison with the rest of Europe. In February, there were demonstrations in more than 250 cities around the world in defence of the dignity of Italy's women. More...
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