Job placement as a political issue: The 78/1958 ruling on the minimum labour requirement
Journal title ITALIA CONTEMPORANEA
Author/s Michele Colucci
Publishing Year 2025 Issue 2025/307
Language Italian Pages 22 P. 15-36 File size 232 KB
DOI 10.3280/IC2025-307002
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During the post-war reconstruction period, job placement played a crucial role. Intense conflict arose over the rules governing job placement, leading to repeated episodes of violence. Agriculture was among the most affected sectors. In 1947, a legislative decree mandated minimum labour requirements in agriculture (imponibile di manodopera), as part of a full employment strategy. This obligation was later abolished by ruling 78/1958, which deemed it incompatible with Article 41 of the Constitution, which guarantees the freedom of private economic initiative.
Keywords: employment, unemployment, Contemporary Italy, Constitution, Constitutional Court, agriculture
Michele Colucci, Il collocamento come questione politica: la sentenza 78/1958 sull’imponibile di manodopera in "ITALIA CONTEMPORANEA" 307/2025, pp 15-36, DOI: 10.3280/IC2025-307002