Ex Ilva, Acciaierie d'Italia announces temporary stop of factories in Genoa and Novi Ligure

Acciaierie d'Italia has announced the temporary stop of the Genoa and Novi Ligure offices. The mayors, Silvia Salis and Rocchino Muliere, reported it in a joint note: "This morning Acciaierie d'Italia in extraordinary administration announced to us that, following the well-known decree of the Court of Appeal of Milan regarding the Taranto factory, the general temporary shutdown of the former Ilva factories in Genoa and Novi Ligure will take place by November 15th." "While we understand the long and complex phase of difficulty that the company is going through, the announcement of a lockout is completely unacceptable", write the first citizens in the note.

"Consequences of delays do not fall on workers"

Salis and Muliere explain that "the harmful consequences of the continuous delays that are characterizing the sales process of the former Ilva cannot fall once again on the workers, their families and the territories in which they live and work". "We sincerely hope that in the meetings today and tomorrow in Rome, between the union representatives, the government and the interested parties, the picture can improve significantly - continue the two mayors -. A factory lockout represents an unsustainable prospect: it is for the workers, it is for the cities of Genoa and Novi Ligure and it is for the entire steel supply chain of our country".