PNRR – Goals and Principles
This project summarizes the key objectives of the Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), with a specific focus on employment, education, and poverty reduction.
European 2030 Targets
The PNRR aligns with the broader European framework, which defines three main goals:
- Employment: at least 76% of the population (aged 20–64) should be employed by 2030.
- Education & Training: at least 60% of all adults should participate in training activities each year.
- Poverty Reduction: reduce by at least 15 million the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion.
Fundamental Principles
To achieve these targets, the following principles are adopted:
- Equal opportunities
- Ensuring equal treatment and opportunities in employment.
- Employment support
- Assistance in job search, training, and re-skilling.
- Focus on low-work-intensity households and vulnerable families.
- Adequate wages
- Guaranteeing minimum wages to safeguard access to employment and work incentives.
- Unemployment benefits
- Right to adequate support for reintegration into the labor market.
- Inclusion of continuous training policies.
- Access to essential goods and services
- Right to high-quality services such as water, energy, transport, and education.
- Combating situations of material deprivation.
PNRR – Italy’s Strategic Actions
The Italian PNRR translates these goals into national policies, with a strong emphasis on youth and women. Main areas of intervention include:
Employment and Gender Equality
- Strengthening public employment centers.
- Introducing a gender equality certification system.
- Incentives for companies adopting gender-gap reduction policies:
- Equal pay for equal work.
- Career opportunities and maternity protection.
- Inclusive workplace diversity management.
Education and Skills
- Expanding professional training programs.
- Active labor market policies.
- Reducing early school leaving.
- Supporting reskilling and upskilling pathways for workers in transition and unemployed individuals.
Social Inclusion and Support
- Reforming subsidies (e.g., basic income schemes) to tackle severe material deprivation.
Tackling Undeclared Work
- National plan against undeclared work, including:
- Measures to transform irregular work into formal employment.
- Information and awareness campaigns for employers and workers.
- Strengthening governance and enforcement structures.
- Hiring around 2,000 new labor inspectors at the National Labor Inspectorate.