Piedmont
North-western Italian region where unions say nearly 2,000 call-centre jobs are at AI risk.
Piedmont, a region in north-western Italy, saw its call-centre workers join a national mobilisation from 13 to 27 July 2026, with unions warning nearly 2,000 local jobs are at risk from AI-driven cuts.
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Piedmont is a region in north-western Italy.
In July 2026 its call-centre workforce became a focal point of the country's first coordinated national strike against AI-driven job cuts, called by sector unions SLC CGIL, Fistel CISL and UILFPC UIL and running from 13 to 27 July with a two-hour daily stoppage and an overtime ban .
Unions say nearly 2,000 local call-centre jobs are at risk in the region, and are seeking a managed transition and guaranteed retraining rather than a halt to AI deployment.
Piedmont faces the sharpest job risk
Piedmont's call-centre workers joined the national mobilisation called by SLC CGIL, Fistel CISL and UILFPC UIL, running two-hour end-of-shift stoppages and an overtime ban from 13 to 27 July 2026, the sector's first coordinated national action against AI-driven job cuts .
Unions say nearly 2,000 local call-centre jobs are at risk in the region, the sharpest regional figure cited in the dispute. Piedmont's exposure sits in contrast with Spain's court-tested disclosure rules, since Italian call-centre contracts currently carry no clause guaranteeing retraining when AI cuts call volume.
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