Social Dimension

Internal Community

“Group companies recognise the central importance of human resources in the belief that the key to the success of any business is the professional contribution of the people that work for it, in a climate of fairness and mutual trust. Group companies shall safeguard health and safety in the workplace and consider respect for workers’ rights as fundamental to the business. Working relationships are managed with a view to guaranteeing equal opportunities and promoting the personal development of each employee” (Article 6 of the Ethical Code – Human Resources).

For detailed information on the Real Estate Sector, whose sustainable performance is consolidated within this report, please consult the Sustainability Report for Pirelli Real Estate SpA, available on the web site www.pirellire.com

Tyre		Pre	Pbs	Other * Businesses	Other	TOTAL
2007
Executives	250	216	15	16	67	564
Staff	5,135	1,944	166	66	536	7,847
Blue-collar	21,839	522	15	13	13	22,402
TOTAL	27,224	2,682	196	95	616	30,813

2006
Executives	210	194	15	9	89	517
Staff	4,946	1,401	145	41	1,262	7,795
Blue-collar	20,013	269	6	2	15	20,305
TOTAL	25,169	1,864	166	52	1,366	28,617

2005
Executives	188	166	11	8	105	478
Staff	4,700	1,145	104	34	1,247	7,230
Blue-collar	18,785	303	4	1	26	19,119
TOTAL	23,673	1,614	119	43	1,378	26,827

Change 2007 vs 2006
Executives	40	22	0	7	-22	47
Staff	189	543	21	25	-726	52
Blue-collar	1,826	253	9	11	-2	2,097
TOTAL	2,055	818	30	43	-750	2,196

Change 2007 vs 2005
Executives	62	50	4	8	-38	86
Staff	435	799	62	32	-711	617
Blue-collar	3,054	219	11	12	-13	3,283
TOTAL	3,551	1,068	77	52	-762	3,986
* OTHER BUSINESSES include the workforce of the companies: Pirelli & C Ambiente SpA, Pirelli Eco Technology and PZero Moda

Tyre		Pre	Pbs	Other * businesses	Other	TOTAL
2007
Europe 1	13,766	2,682	191	95	599	17,333
North America	262	0	3	0	0	265
Central and South America	10,531	0	1	0	16	10,548
Asia, Africa, other	2,665	0	1	0	1	2,667
TOTAL	27,224	2,682	196	95	616	30,813

2006
Europe 1	12,993	1,864	166	52	1,349	16,424
North America	265	0	0	0	0	265
Central and South America	9,786	0	0	0	16	9,802
Asia, Africa, other	2,125	0	0	0	1	2,126
TOTAL	25,169	1,864	166	52	1,366	28,617

2005
Europe 1	12,661	1,614	122	43	1,347	15,787
North America	226	0	0	0	14	240
Central and South America	9,123	0	0	0	13	9,136
Asia, Africa, other	1,663	0	0	0	1	1,664
TOTAL	23,673	1,614	122	43	1,375	26,827

Change 2007 vs 2006
Europe 1	773	818	25	43	-750	909
North America	-3	0	3	0	0	0
Central and South America	745	0	1	0	0	746
Asia, Africa, other	540	0	1	0	0	541
TOTAL	2,055	818	30	43	-750	2,196

Change 2007 vs 2005
Europe 1	1,105	1,068	69	52	-748	1,546
North America	36	0	3	0	-14	25
Central and South America	1,408	0	1	0	3	1,412
Asia, Africa, other	1,002	0	1	0	0	1,003
TOTAL	3,551	1,068	74	52	-759	3,986
* OTHER BUSINESSES include the workforce of the companies: Pirelli & C Ambiente SpA, Pirelli Eco Technology and PZero Moda 1 also includes Turkey

The trend in the Group’s workforce over the last two years has been characterised by consistent growth (+ 3,986 employees in total, +2,196 in 2007 and +1,790 in 2006), due to the hiring, by Pirelli Tyre, of personnel to strengthen the new industrial plants in China and Romania, the increased labour workforce in Brazil as a result of the changes in the work pattern (in the Campinas and Gravatai factories) and the increased production volumes in Feira de Santana, Gravatai and Santo André. As for Pirelli RE, compared to 2005, an increase of 1,068 employees was recorded mainly due to the takeover of the company Credit Servicing in the NPL sector, the strengthening of the presence in Facility Management through the purchase of Ingest from the Fiat Group and the expansion in Germany with the acquisition of DGAG. Also in Germany, the acquisition is about to be completed of the whole of the service division of the affiliate Baubecon, a company with 298 employees.

As regards the annual movements of incoming and outgoing personnel, seasonal work should be taken into account, a typical phenomenon in the tyre sector that requires temporary blue collars to stand in for permanent workers (a total of approx. 700 people in Germany and Turkey) to maintain production volumes constant during the summer months.

The Group does not employ anyone under the age of 14. The tyre sector employs 51 young workers between 16 and 18 years of age (35 in Brazil, 1 in the UK and 15 in Germany) and as an exception 9 young workers between 14 and 16 years of age (8 in Brazil and 1 in Germany), as part of training and induction schemes in compliance with local laws.