Genoa, former Ilva workers occupy the Prefecture: requests for guarantees from the government
Workers in the square in Genoa ask for government intervention, while Minister Urso clarifies the status of the tender for the factories
Quick Look
- Third day of mobilization for the workers of the former Ilva.
- In Genoa, the march called for urgent government intervention.
- Minister Urso specified that so far no separate offers have been received for the Northern plants.
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Why It Matters
The dispute concerns the future of the former Ilva factories and the tender procedure for their acquisition.
Today was the third day of mobilization of the company's workers, who protested in all the cities where the plants are present. In Genoa, the procession of workers from the former Ilva di Cornigliano arrived in Piazza de Ferrari where an appeal was launched to the national executive to intervene in the ongoing dispute. The local political institutions were present, from governor Bucci to mayor Salis, who spoke with the union delegates, and also the Curia.
"Everything can be said, however, to tell the truth, governor Bucci has worked hard in recent days. The mayor too, the institutions of Genoa too. The government still doesn't make a move. And the reason why we are here is precisely this", declared a representative of the demonstrators. From the square the chant "where is the government" then rose in unison.
Arnaldo Palombo, RSU Fiom Cgil delegate of Ilva Cornigliano, said: "Every day we have times marked by a time card: if we clock in a minute late they will sanction us, ok? We cannot follow the times of the government and politics of Rome, and therefore we are here. I wanted to say it, we share it because we share everything, everything until the end".
During question time in the Chamber, the Minister of Business and Made in Italy, Adolfo Urso declared: "As regards the possibility that the northern area is separated from the Taranto area, this was already foreseen in the update of the current tender, but no one has made a proposal for the entire factories in the North".
According to the minister, some groups have made "expressions of interest for the entire production complex", "others have instead asked for individual factories, but at present no one has made a proposal for the northern area separate from that of Taranto".
The minister then continued: "I myself, when I met Federacciai more than a year ago, to present the tender methods, to some extent made it clear that this was possible, and I also did it when I went to Genoa".
Urso then concluded: "In theory it can still be done in the last days of this negotiation phase, before the filing of the binding proposals closes on November 9th".
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Closing of the binding proposal filing phase.
Very likely · Within days
Open Questions
- Who will submit binding offers by November 9th?
- What will be the government's concrete response to workers' requests?
