
The AdI and General Industries Association (Aigi) has started collective dismissal procedures for over 2,500 workers, citing the closure of the hot area of the steel plant as the inevitable cause of the crisis.
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The dismissal procedure is linked to the scheduled closure of the hot area of the steel plant, scheduled for October.
The Aigi (Association of AdI and General Industries Industries) has sent to the unions the letters relating to the collective dismissal procedure which will involve a number of workers exceeding 2,500 units.
"This is an extreme and painful act, which we would never have wanted to resort to, explained the president of Aigi Nicola Convertino in a letter, defining it as a "due and inevitable act, a direct consequence of the sudden deadline set for the closure of the hot area already in the month of October. We have reached this point due to the total absence of reasonable planning that could have made our companies safe."

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