Four investigated after deadly Rome tower collapse
Rome prosecutors are investigating four people following the collapse of a medieval tower in the city centre that killed one man and left others injured, La Repubblica newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Construction workers were performing restoration work on the 13th-century Torre dei Conti under an EU-funded scheme when it partially collapsed on November 3rd, trapping 66-year-old Octav Stroici.
Firefighters freed the Romanian worker from under the rubble after an 11-hour rescue operation, but he died in hospital not long after.
Prosecutors are reportedly considering manslaughter charges for three architects and an engineer who signed off on the project.
Italy's employment rate reaches record high
Employment in Italy reached 62.7 percent in October, according to provisional data released by national statistics office Istat on Tuesday – the highest figure since the agency started keeping a record in January 2004.
24.2 million people were employed in October, up by 75,000 since September.
Employment rose across men, women, employees, the self-employed, and all age groups except those in the 25-34 category, Istat said.
The unemployment rate fell by 0.2 percentage points to six percent, while youth unemployment rate fell to 19.8 percent, down by 1.9 points.
Italy's luxury brands shaken by sweatshop probes
A series of investigations into exploitative work conditions within fashion subcontractors has roiled Italy's luxury industry, with the government decrying attacks on "Made in Italy".
Five fashion brands have been put under court administration since 2024 following probes by Milan prosecutors that uncovered worker abuses and a lack of oversight into the supply chains of some of Italy's most respected brands.
Italy's government has gone on the offensive, with Industry Minister Adolfo Urso saying the reputation of Italian brands was "under attack", AFP reported.
It has proposed a certificate for luxury companies to show they are in compliance with current law -- a measure critics have called toothless, in part because it is voluntary and would unduly shield brands from liability.
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