(ANSA) - Rome, June 18 - The first exam for the the so-called
'navigators' who will help people get a job under the
government's new basic income started Tuesday.
Some 54,000 candidates to become basic income 'navigators'
have gathered in Rome for the next three days to claim one of
the 2,980 posts available, organisers said.
Many of them come from southern Italy and 73% of them are
women.
They are bidding to get an annual salary of over 27,000 euros
gross.
Under the basic income scheme, job seekers will lose the
benefit if they refuse three job offers.
First navigator test starts
To become basic income job placement officers