(Finance) – The meeting took place this afternoon in the Monumental Hall of the Presidency of the Council comparison table between Government and the confederations trade unions on theex Ilva Of Taranto. The Government assured the representatives of the workers the maximum commitment to guarantee production continuity, examining the hypotheses in the field aimed at avoiding the use of extraordinary administration. To this end, the Government has already scheduled a meeting for the next one January 8 with the majority shareholder, who will be asked for precise guarantees on investments, production levels, worker safety, plant protection and environmental protection. The Government will continue to keep the unions constantly informed, who will be called again after the meeting with the shareholder.
The meeting was attended by the Minister for European Affairs, the South, cohesion policies and the PNRR on behalf of the Government Raphael Thickthe Minister of Business and Made in Italy Adolfo Ursus and the Undersecretary to the Presidency of the Council Alfredo Mantua. The Minister of Labor and Social Policies was present via video link Marina Cauldron. Representatives of Fiom Cgil were present for the unions Michele De PalmaFim-Cisl Roberto BenagliaUilm-Uil Rocco PalombellaUsb Francis Rizzo and Ugl metalworkers Giovanni Antonio Spera.
“Today was yet another negative meeting at Palazzo Chigi, it couldn’t have gone any worse. The Government remains the only one in Italy to believe in a future of the former Ilva linked to ArcelorMittal – he declared Rocco Palombella, Uilm General Secretary –. These four years have not been enough, with the negative production record, thousands of workers on redundancy pay, uncertainties regarding the remuneration of thousands of contract workers, used as a shield to threaten the hypothesis of extraordinary administration, which despite seeing our opposition, however, should not be used as an excuse to take further time.”
“Moreover – added the trade unionist – the completion of theenvironmentalization, there are safety problems due to the absence of maintenance and constant provocations and humiliation towards workers. It is not acceptable that we have to wait until next January 8, when the Government will meet the leaders of ArcelorMittal, to find out their intentions.”