Yesterday an elite group of Italy's labour force held a protest and to make their point they kept their clothes on.
Italy's 300 or so nude, artist models have gone on strike. The complain that only one in six has a proper contract, the rest being hired by the hour at roughly 25 euros per. From The Guardian:
Antonella Migliorini, 42, told Italy's La Stampa newspaper: "Our work is not recognised. We pose for eight hours a day and still the colleges treat us like teaching tools.
"We do a difficult job, with a great tradition resting on our shoulders, which requires both imagination and great physical concentration."
She added that being a life model was a "tough, cold job" and that most models who were lucky enough to have a full-time job only made around €900 a month.
An official from the Italian education ministry has agreed to meet with the models.
Italy's 300 or so nude, artist models have gone on strike. The complain that only one in six has a proper contract, the rest being hired by the hour at roughly 25 euros per. From The Guardian:
Antonella Migliorini, 42, told Italy's La Stampa newspaper: "Our work is not recognised. We pose for eight hours a day and still the colleges treat us like teaching tools.
"We do a difficult job, with a great tradition resting on our shoulders, which requires both imagination and great physical concentration."
She added that being a life model was a "tough, cold job" and that most models who were lucky enough to have a full-time job only made around €900 a month.
An official from the Italian education ministry has agreed to meet with the models.
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