EU council says essential workers missing strike rights

(ANSA) - Strasbourg, January 22 - Essential workers in Italy should have better labour guarantees that would protect their right to strike, a European Union human rights committee said Thursday.
    In Italy between 2009 and 2012, that right was practically unavailable because strikes in services deemed to be essential were regulated in a way that was "excessive", said the committee of social rights of the Council of Europe.
    The Italian government has not proven why such rules that exceed the European Social Charter are justified, the committee added.