In Italy, the logistics industry employs 1.16 million people and generates a value of EUR 92.7 billion, equal to 5.41% of the GDP (source: Randstad Research). The sector offers interesting job opportunities, from the more traditional to the highly skilled. The role of training for new recruits and the ability of companies to work on appropriate and attractive contracts, wages and working arrangements is therefore central.

On 8 May the Logistic Village will host a discussion on the topic Economy in Motion: Challenges and opportunities for transport and logistics companies. Starting from an up-to-date view of the global geopolitical landscape and its impact on Europe and Italy, the discussion will analyse the transport and logistics ecosystem and the flow of goods produced in the country along Italy's main infrastructure corridors. This is a fundamental premise for understanding the scenario in which the sector's operators work, and to enable them to then go on to define and assess the new mechanisms that will shape and characterise the activities of the companies in this sector.

Also on 9 May, the FIAP Village will host a talk show on Innovating Business Collaboration: the evolution in Customer-Supplier Relationships the rapid development of new technologies and applications in the transport and logistics sector, together with the accentuated focus on economic, social and environmental sustainability, calls for a change in the relationship between customers and suppliers. This transformation should foster closer involvement and the adoption of new models of collaboration that overcome traditional dichotomies and contractual constraints, and promote efficient planning and greater process digitisation, while ensuring safety, efficiency and mutual respect.

In cooperation with the TV magazine programme Next to the Truckers, on 10 May, Transpotec Logitec will host a discussion on how a positive collaboration between the world of education and companies can lead to enticing employment opportunities for young people. At the table there will be representatives of the Fondazione ITS Area Mobilità Emilia Romagna, a post-diploma training school that trains high level technicians in the technological area of logistics and freight mobility, some of the companies that work closely with the ITS, and young people who have completed this course of study and have already found employment, who will relate their experience.

Attracting new recruits also means offering fairer contracts and better working conditions. The two meetings organised by DG Consulting will be an opportunity to talk about this. On 10 May the topic of the minimum wage and collective bargaining in the road transport world will be addressed, while on 11 May, second-level bargaining, performance bonuses and welfare measures for travelling personnel and others will be discussed.