In 2013, Ms Nunzia Catalfo was the first signatory of the bill for the establishment of the basic income scheme. In 2018, she drafted the bill for the establishment of the statutory minimum wage.  On 21 June 2018, Ms Catalfo was elected President of the Senate’s “Labour and Social Security Committee – position she held until her appointment as Minister of Labour and Social Policies under the Conte II government. During her professional career, she worked in areas related to adult training and support to job placement through employment services.