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Temp workers hit post-1993 high in 2012

2.8 mln without steady job

01 March, 11:17
Temp workers hit post-1993 high in 2012 (ANSA) - Rome, March 1 - The number of workers on short-term contracts in Italy hit 2.375 million in 2012, the highest since 1993, Istat said Friday.

The number of 'collaborators' on even more precarious contracts rose to a record 433,000, the highest since 2004.

In all, the statistics agency said, Italy had 2.8 million workers without a steady job last year.

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