Renzi clears hurdles over labour reform

Report of the efforts by the Renzi government in Italy to get labour market reforms passed in Italy during the autumn of 2014. Mr Renzi saw down opposition from within his own party on the 30 September 2014 and then during October 2014 from opponents in the Italian Senate.

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