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Left Leanings
24th May 2012, 09:42
The suicide rate among Italians is increasing, due to high levels of unemployment. Here is a story about a march staged by some Italian women, whosw husbands had committed suicide:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/apr/30/italian-women-husbands-recession-march

Suicide rates among unemployed Italians is 18.4 per 100,000 unemployed, compared with 4.1 among the employed.

Here is a useful blog, Italy Calling, which outlines the issues:

http://italycalling.wordpress.com/2012/05/23/the-voiceless-last-scream-a-sucide-a-day-among-the-unemployed-in-italy/ :star: