Ilva: Taranto direct and allied 8 thousand jobs at risk – AGI – Agenzia Journalistic Italy

Ilva: Taranto direct and allied 8 thousand jobs at risk – AGI – Agenzia Journalistic Italy

12:25 January 25, 2015

(AGI) – Taranto, January 25 – Eight thousand jobs potentially at risk as a result of the serious crisis Taranto Ilva. And ‘the number that is derived by adding the 5 thousand direct employees of the steel for which, as the maximum figure Ilva now is preparing to ask the layoffs rolling and 3 thousand industries whose employment and’ at risk for not being collected of claims that contractors are advancing by the same Ilva.
“takes off” Tuesday ‘evening at Mise, with a meeting scheduled for 19, negotiation Metalworkers-Ilva on layoff for the whole group. In Taranto, the plant more ‘big, could go into cash rolling 5 thousand units’. E ‘over the use of the contracts of solidarity’, which lasted two years, and the company – which in the meantime has applied for admission to the extraordinary administration with the Marzano law – has advanced the proposal to the unions of layoffs. Apparently, acc ording to what ‘is learned from union sources, the transition from the contracts of solidarity’ to layoffs in the rotation would be derived from the lack of coverage on the same solidarity ‘and not by the new legal structure of the company, in fact l’ special administration. The same union sources observe that in Piombino, implantation of Lucchini, contracts of solidarity ‘were still applied with special administration. In Taranto unions have already ‘asked you continue with solidarity’ and not active case. Anyway, the fact that the Ilva ask 5 thousand in cash as the maximum number, does not mean automatically that many will be “suspended” from the production cycle. The final number of cassintegrati sara ‘fact that arising’ from the negotiation between the parties and the relevant agreement. On the other hand, even for contracts of solidarity ‘the agreement for the establishment of Taranto was concluded for about 3,500 employees but then solidarity’ has been used in practice for workers from 1200 to 1800 at most, less then the agreed ceiling . So far contracts of solidarity ‘were used to manage market crises and stop systems as a result of environmental remediation work. Same use you should do now to the layoffs, given that the Ilva is preparing also to stop, ’cause reconstruction needs, the blast furnace 5, and that’ the most ‘largest in Europe.
More ‘worrying and’ The situation of the steel armature Taranto expressing about 3 thousand seats. With the special administration, and that ‘insolvency proceedings, companies fear losing their loans to Ilva or otherwise of them coming back to a long time and especially resized. If this happens, say businesses, companies could not more ‘continue to operate being in serious trouble’ for months and very exposed with the banks. To underline this problem – about 15 0 million advance only reality ‘Tarantino -, Monday’ last Confindustria Taranto protested in Rome, Piazza Montecitorio, leading to Taranto coach about 200 entrepreneurs. Tomorrow morning Confindustria Taranto autonvochera ‘under the Prefecture of Taranto and ask’ a meeting at the Prefect Umberto Driven. But the protest involves not only the companies, which have also blocked all work in the steel industry. Even employees – in the meantime made by companies in layoffs – are protesting because ‘they see at risk their jobs if the credits do not unlock or you will not be guaranteed. Workers have occupied the hall of the Municipal Council of Taranto, a garrison and their ‘today in the Town Hall Square, in recent days have blocked for several hours the state for Bari and Reggio Calabria and other protests are planned for tomorrow. The situation of the armature and ‘was also highlighted by the mayor of Taranto, Ezio Stefa’ no, and the President of the Region of Puglia, Nichi Vendola, in two letters sent to the Palazzo Chigi. The commissioners of the extraordinary Ilva – Piero Gnudi, Corrado and Enrico Carrubba Lakes – have ensured that the credits will be protected industries, but businesses and workers await guarantees more ‘explicit and hence their mobilization, in forms and methods ‘different, will continue. And also are protesting transporters operating on behalf of Ilva. The latter initiative and ‘supported by organizations representing the transport. Also in this sector weighs much nonpayment by Ilva, the work already ‘and made similar situation’ was also denounced by transporters North to the service of others sites of the company ‘steel. (AGI).