Lavorare nella filiera del turismo tra precarietà occupazionale e riconfigurazione dell'economia urbana: il caso della città di Matera

Since the early 2000s, the city of Matera has experienced exponential growth in tourism, primarily due to film productions and subsequently to its proclamation as European Capital of Culture for 2019. The consequences for the city, which simultaneously saw the downsizing of its upholstered furniture industrial district, have been a rapid growth in all tourism-related activities, particularly in the hospitality and restaurant. This has led to an increase in employment, often temporary, but also to greater opportunities for the most vulnerable segments of the labor market. The fragmentation of the tertiary sector and occupational mobility make this workforce, in a context of low wages, less protected, especially when the employment involves women from precarious family situations, foreign workers, unemployed adults, and people with low levels of education.