(Finance) – “We learn of the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Ministry of Business and Made in Italy el’Anfia. The agreement contains a series of intentions which are interesting in themselves, such as the increase in the number of cars produced in Italy, some of which also respond to our specific requests, such as the idea of supporting reconversions productive of component companies involved in transition to electricity or the definition of specific protection tools for workers in terms of both professional reconversion and social safety nets. But it is not acceptable for the union not to be involved, especially in a phase in which the component companies themselves decide to closures And layoffs“. So in a joint note Fim, Fiom, Uilm, Fismic, UglM and AqcfR.
“They are not enough good resolutions to give the Italian automotive supply chain a sector industrial policy plan that is up to the challenges as other European countries have already adopted”, they added.
“The central point must be that of a discussion with the union for a general strategy to relaunch the sector starting from the protection of production sites and employment – continued the unions –. The Italian State and Mimit must address the key issues that the metalworkers’ union has long put it on the table, attracting new investments international on new technologiesstimulating final producers in the development of volumes, models and employment, supporting industrial reconversion and requalification policies”.
“The Ministry’s choice to start with a single protocol with a single association makes him even more responsible in quickly deploying the resources of 6.2 billion multi-year fund in investments for the sector aimed at defending theoccupation“, they underlined. “We therefore ask Mimit to resume discussion with the unions to share the essential developments needed by the sector and to strengthen these individual acts with a more robust, demanding and adequate plan”.