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Subject: Re: Smokers are now pariahs in Italy Posted on: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 11:35:01 +0000 (UTC)


B Vaughan schreef:

> A few days on the state TV news, I saw that some companies are
> proposing to dock smokers 10 minutes for each cigarette break.
> Supposedly this is because nonsmoking employees have been complaining
> that they are working more than their smoking colleagues and should be
> paid more. The unions objected to the proposal.
>
> I don't know how much substance there is to the report, but I do sense
> a certain hostility to smokers in Italy these days. I've also seen
> reports that a substantial percentage of smokers have quit.
> --
> Barbara Vaughan
> My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it
> I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup


excellent news :)