A company in the town of Tavagnacco
near Treviso that advertised to recruit welders only received
the application of women and hired five, local newspaper
Corriere del Veneto reported on Tuesday.
The Friuli company Pilosio, which is controlled by Euredile
Ponteggi di Paese, hired the five workers between the ages of 21
and 53 for the male-dominated profession.
The new welders told the daily newspaper they had applied
because the advertised hours were good, weekends were off and
the pay was higher compared to previous jobs they held,
including working at a pastry shop and a bakery.
Chiara Ascari, 24, told Corriere del Veneto she and her new
colleagues work for an important department that makes formworks
and suspension systems for the construction sector.
"During the first job interview, I was assured that I would not
be actually working as a welder and I replied 'what a pity", she
said.
"They seized the opportunity and, after a period of training, I
am working with great satisfaction", she said of her new
profession.
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