Figuccia: "It's unacceptable that thousands of precarious public sector workers are retiring on the bare minimum."

We're talking about men and women who, for over twenty-five years, have governed entire sectors of the public administration: Regions, Provinces, Municipalities, employment centers, school services, welfare services, and much more. Workers employed in the most diverse forms of precarious employment—from ASU to LSU, from former PIP to former Article 23, to Resais—who today risk retiring on a minimal pension, little more than €600 a month. It's an intolerable paradox.

Vincenzo Figuccia, Deputy Quaestor of the Sicilian Regional Assembly, thus addresses the issue, also reported by the INPS Sicilia Regional Committee, which has highlighted thousands of precarious workers who, despite years of service and contributions, will receive a pension barely below subsistence levels.

"For years," Figuccia continues, "these workers have received minimal wages, often equivalent to unemployment benefits, and in many cases with irregular or insufficient social security contributions. Today, after a life of sacrifice and duty, they find themselves facing old age in extremely precarious conditions, forced to live on a pension that doesn't even cover rent and utilities. A situation that cries out for revenge."

"It is the duty of institutions at all levels to intervene to recognize the missing contributions, correct the distortions of the past, and guarantee a dignified pension for these workers, who have guaranteed services over the years, keeping the Sicilian administrative system going."

"We can't imagine asking someone who earned €1,200 a month to suddenly live on half that. This would condemn them to poverty. We need an extraordinary plan now, starting with the Region, that deploys resources, legislative tools, and direct communication with the INPS (National Institute of Social Security) to prevent this emergency from turning into a social catastrophe."

“I will commit myself,” Figuccia concludes, “to bringing the issue to the floor and promoting dialogue with the national government. It's not just about numbers or budgets: it's about people. About families. About dignity.”