Filt Cgil, Fit Cisl and Uiltrasporti have asked for the withdrawal of the amendment tabled as part of the reform of port governance "which - denounced the three trade unions - would allow terminal operators and to companies authorised pursuant to Articles 16 and 18 of the Law 84/94 to make direct use of temporary work through employment agencies, effectively exceeding what is expected today by Article 17". In addition to the withdrawal of the amendment, Filt, Fit and Uilt also asked for "the opening of a discussion specific with government, parliament, System Authority Port on the future of businesses and cooperatives ex articolo 17, on their economic sustainability and their role strategic for the national logistics system".

Justifying the requests, the three unions noted that, "if This is the direction that the reform is intended to take of ports, we are faced with a wrong and potentially very dangerous. The system is not made more competitive - they explained - replacing a model of Skilled work, regulated and built over time to guarantee business continuity and security with labour found on the temporary employment market. Article 17 does not represents an obstacle to the development of ports, but constitutes a of the tools that have allowed Italian airports to deal with fluctuations in traffic and the needs of the operational companies. Thanks to this article, the ports guarantee the availability of qualified personnel in the moments of greater production intensity, ensuring the continuity of operations twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, all year round."

"The amendment - specified Filt, Fit and Uilt - risks paving the way for a progressive replacement of a structural function of the port with forms of precarious work, adapting a model based on professionalism and specialization only in market logic with potential repercussions starting from a non-negotiable issue for us such as the security".