The low birth rates worldwide are already pointing to a future crisis. Therefore, an Italian company decided to offer a financial incentive to employees who choose to have children.
Located in the province of Salerno, the “Villa dei Fiori” rehabilitation center grants its employees a bonus of €1,000 (R$3,500) for each child birth.
The center’s director general, Domenico Vuolo, explained that the decision had been made to support it future mothers and fathers who work in the company.
The stimulus is a way to set a new example in the labor market amid the trend of laying off working mothers.
For Vuolo, the idea is to instill confidence and support in employees so they can start their families and know they are part of a community.
He explains that “with this initiative, Villa di Fiori has decided to do its part in a simple way, with the wish that other companies will follow suit”.
The birth crisis around the world
Various countries are registering a decrease in the number of births in their territories. O Japan is one of the countries that decided to invest in fertilityboosting stocks, whose spending could reach R$127 billion. According to IBGE, Brazil also had the lowest birth rate since 2003.
In Italy, Domenico said that the campaign was motivated even after the release of birth counts from the birth states. The country currently occupies one of the last places in the birth rate ranking worldwide.
The data presents a worrying situation. The Italian authorities and the Vatican are already estimating the need for 500,000 births per year in the country.
The Italian government believes that the lack of new citizens will lead to a surge demographic declinewith a loss of 1.5 million Italians in the coming years and 11 million people in 40 years if the situation is not resolved.
The rehabilitation center initiative came into force in May 2023 and two births have already been registered as part of the funding.
The families of children Rosa and Genaro were presented with the bounty and in a way the babies represent hope for Italy.