“The control of the Green Pass causes chaos, the strike is inevitable”
The national council of the Italian Federation of Tobacconists, has decided to close the shutters, at a later date, to protest against the obligation to check of the Green Pass of customers established by the Prime Ministerial Decree of 21 January. “We have started negotiations with the government,” the president said Giovanni Risso. “In particular, we will soon meet the undersecretary for health Andrea Costa, who showed attention to our claims. We understand the importance of the Green Pass as an obstacle to the spread of infections and, above all, as a stimulus to vaccination even for the most recalcitrant – continued Risso – So we do not make it a matter of principle but of common sense. Customers already now, with the current rules and given the small size of the Italian tobacconists, enter one at a time, patiently respecting their turn “.
“Tobacconists preside over the territory in which they are rooted”
“How can you not imagine the chaos that the obligation to check the Green Pass will bring? How can you not see that rather than queuing to buy a pack of legal cigarettes, you will turn to the clandestine market, in the hands of those who are certainly not interested in owning the Green Pass? How can – he insists – not take into due consideration the risk to which tobacconists will have to expose when leaving the counter, which is often armored for safety reasons? Tobacconists are neighborhood shops, they guard the territory on which they are historically rooted and tobacconists all ensured, despite the raging pandemic, during the lockdown, essential services for all citizens. A commitment, ours, which is now being ignored. But we’re not there, our work, our sense of responsibility must be taken into consideration. We will reiterate this with absolute determination to the Undersecretary of Health, Andrea Costa who, we hope, will understand our reasons. If this is not the case, if the government does not listen to our voice, the strike will be inevitable. Tobacconists – concludes Risso – will lower their shutters “.
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