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Italy: Unions divided over metalworking agreement

In October 2009, two of the main trade unions in the Italian metalworking industry signed a new sectoral collective agreement, providing for pay increases of 5.9% over three years. However, Fiom-Cgil, the largest metalworkers' union, has rejected the deal and called for protests.