Ex Ilva of Taranto, the shutdown of the blast furnaces in the hot area has begun

This morning the operations to extinguish the blast furnaces of the former Ilva in Taranto began. The company communicated this to the trade unions, after the decision of the Court of Cassation which rejected the appeals of AdI in As and Ilva in As, confirming the decree of the Court of Appeal of Milan on the stop of the plants in the hot area, ordered in acceptance of the injunction action brought by eleven citizens belonging to the Genitori Tarantini association.

According to what was reported by Fim, Fiom, Uilm and Usb in a report, the Liz Italia company is taking steps to turn off the burners used to keep the blast furnaces' cowpers preheated. The operations are expected to conclude within this week, marking a further step in the closure of the hot area. News also for the rolling department: the TNA (Tape Train) is destined to restart until December 14th, when it will stop again. A second restart is expected in January, with a march scheduled for about a month.

Trade unions' appeal: 'Now the government must give answers'

"The dignity of thousands of workers and their families is at stake, who for years have been experiencing the weight of an unprecedented crisis firsthand." This was stated by Fim, Fiom, Uilm and Usb of Taranto, after the confirmation of the closure of the former Ilva hot area by the Court of Cassation, once again urging the government to follow up on the commitments made at Palazzo Chigi on 27 October. "It is necessary to put in place - they add - extraordinary measures to support the workers of AdI in As, Ilva in As and of the entire contracting and related sectors, while at the same time accelerating the decarbonisation process, which is essential to guarantee an employment, environmental and industrial perspective for our territory". Regarding the future of the plant, they reiterate that "public intervention represents the only solution capable of guaranteeing a true ecological and social transition. The decarbonisation process requires certain public resources, starting from the creation of the Dri, essential for the installation of electric ovens. Financial resources are also needed to accompany the territory out of the emergency phase, avoiding the collapse of the productive and economic fabric". The metalworking acronyms reiterate that "no worker must be left behind in the ecological transition process. The government, starting from the next budget maneuver, will have to provide the resources necessary to finance, through detailed interventions, early and voluntary exits, the recognition of strenuous work for those who have worked in the integral cycle and adequate incentive measures for early retirement, to protect all the workers involved". Meanwhile, meetings with workers are scheduled for 10, 11 and 12 November.