In Spain, under a socialist government, roughly one-third of wage earners are working on temporary contracts; the percentage is even higher for the young. In Italy, greater employment flexibility was introduced by the Prodi government in 1997, and further strengthened under the so-called Biagi Law of 2003.
在社会党执政的西班牙，大约三分之一的雇员签订的是临时性合同；年轻人中这一比例甚至更高。1997年，意大利的普罗迪政府实施了更为灵活的就业政策，并在2003年所谓的比亚吉法中得到了进一步的加强。