Business news from Italy: archives - Page 18 of 37

indian migrant labourers many are illgeally employed. Image: Guglielmo Mangiapane/reuters

Inspection reveals 57% of farm labourers are illegally employed

July 26, 2024July 26, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Inspections checking employment practices within the agriculture sector discovered 57% of labourers are illegally employed.

RAI President Marinella Soldi resigns

July 24, 2024July 24, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Marinella Soldi, the President of Rai, has announced her intention to step down from her role. She communicated her decision through a letter addressed to the Minister of Economy, Giancarlo Giorgetti, indicating that her resignation will take effect on August 10, 2024.

Guardia di Finanzia seize €121million from Amazon

July 23, 2024July 23, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The Economic and Financial Police Unit of the Gdf of Milan has executed an emergency precautionary seizure of approximately €121 million for tax fraud against the Italian branch of Amazon.

pilot and air crew in front of blue screen. Image: Reuters

Global IT systems returning to normal

July 20, 2024July 20, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Global IT systems are gradually resuming after an unprecedented computer failure disrupted operations worldwide for hours from Thursday evening into Friday.

Worldwide IT outage hits airlines and banks

July 19, 2024July 19, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

In a widespread IT outage, large-scale technical failures have been reported globally, affecting various sectors. It is believed the issue lies with Crowdstrike cybersecurity software, not a hacker attack.

Antitrust Authority probing Google

July 18, 2024July 18, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The Italian Antitrust Authority said today it is investigating Google and its parent company Alphabet over its request for consent.

Antitrust Authority probing fashion houses Armani and Dior

July 18, 2024July 18, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The Italian Antitrust Authority announced it has initiated investigations into the Armani and Dior groups over allegations of worker exploitation by their suppliers.

Migrant agricultural workers such as these shown carrying crates are prey to gangmasters in Italy

Gangmasters arrested, 33 workers freed

July 16, 2024July 16, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Police in northern Italy have freed dozens of Indian farm labourers from conditions akin to slavery. Two alleged gangmasters were arrested on Saturday.

Lavazza espresso coffee prices will remain high

Coffee prices will rise even higher – Giuseppe Lavazza

July 11, 2024July 11, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The price of coffee is expected to remain “very high” and is unlikely to decrease until mid-next year due to severe supply chain pressures, according to the Italian coffee company Lavazza.