The social transformations induced by the covid-19 pandemic on vulnerable segments of the working population in Italy

The wide Italian and international literature analysed to draw up the notes which follow, unanimously expresses the same orientation when dealing with the event that has upset the life perspectives of people in every corner of the Earth and has determined a critical rethinking of the business models of the small and big, manufacturing and service, traditional and innovative enterprises making up the world of production. This orientation reveals a strong sense of bewilderment together with the awareness that environmental sustainability will have to become a priority in coming years (within the next few years) with-out overlooking – immediately – the social effects the COVID-19 pandemic has had on ordinary people, in their public and private lives.