The Sammarinese Labour Union (USL) is once again urging the definitive approval of the draft law amending family legislation, calling it an essential tool to counter the declining birth rate and strengthen support for parenthood.
According to the union, San Marino is grappling with a progressively aging population and a steady decline in births—a situation that risks affecting the country’s economic, social, and pension sustainability. For this reason, the USL points out, the draft law put forward by Secretary of State Stefano Canti introduces important measures to expand family rights and promote a better balance between work and family life.
Secretary General Francesca Busignani stresses that “declining birth rates can no longer be seen as a private matter concerning only individual families. It is a social, economic, and collective issue,” noting that dialogue between policymakers and trade unions has led to improvements in the text, even if not all of the unions’ requests were incorporated.
For the USL, however, the time has come to bring the legislative process to a close. “It is unacceptable that, as of today, the bill has still not received final approval by the Council,” Busignani states, explaining that many families are waiting for the new protections to take effect.
The union is therefore calling for the bill to be made a priority in the next session of the Grand and General Council (Consiglio Grande e Generale) and approved by the end of the summer. “Further delays are no longer acceptable,” the secretary general reiterates, concluding: “Fewer births don’t just mean fewer children: they mean fewer workers, fewer businesses, fewer skills, and less of a future. What’s needed now is responsibility, speed, and concrete action.”
