“I, a worker from Sicily to Turin, am sure I will find the promised land, at 43 years old living on 15-day contracts.”

At 39 years old and with zero euros in his paycheck he intern turner in a factory. Then they offered him a internship at 600 euros per month to “learn your skills” with numerically controlled milling machines. And four years later he is still wearing the tracksuit employee in administration with contracts that can be extended by 15 days, to a maximum of one month: at Denso in Poirino and at Microlino in La Loggia. This is the story of Carmelo Lo Faro, 43 years old born in the area of ​​Catania, he emigrated to Turin 5 years ago with the certainty of finding a “promised land” of stable, strong and permanent work in business and instead he fell into theOdyssey small deals, Naspi, expansion and again unemployment.

“In Sicily I did a little bit of everything: I’m a kickboxing instructor, I worked in the gym, and also as a worker and in security. I chose to emigrate because I wanted to build a better future for myself and my family.” The truthNorthern automotive industrythe same one that once attracted workers on behalf of Italy, that is factories that manufacture and start and make full use of the opportunities that the law offer to have more flexibility in staff management. «We are workers for hire. When you need them, call usotherwise we have to pay Naspi, the unemployment benefit.”

Carmelo Lo Faro lives in Volvera with his wife, a support teacher. His life “in extension” is a journey in blue as a whole to the background of Turin for you work almost a day, like in the twentieth century. At Denso contracts do not exceed 15 days. “It goes on from extension to extension. As long as there is work.” Now that there are no more orders and orders, we play a game of goose and go back to the first box: the employment group. “After Denso, find the a work group for me in Chieri, which is still in the car sector. I woke up at 4 to get to the factory in time: I’d rather go down.” And we start again. This time at the Microlino in La Loggia, the plant where the Swiss smart quadricycles are created. The “promised land” is coming close: contracts are extended to three months, which is “not a permanent position but better than 15 days”. Then the decline in production also affects Microlino. Carmelo returns to the employment center and to Naspi.

Find an opportunity, for a few months, at Lamborghini in Sant’Agata Bolognese. “But no one rents to anyone who has a temporary contract.” The Sicilian worker gives up and returns to Naspi. The negotiations begin, soon in the car where there is no talk about fastingbut in marine and aerospace. But Carmelo’s Odyssey is now marking new paths. «I am migrating again. In Germany or maybe Switzerland. As long as you work for more than a month.”

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