After more than sixty years of operation and numerous changes of ownership, the former Ilva in Taranto, a symbol of Italian steelmaking, is about to close due to a severe industrial and environmental crisis. #exIlva #Taranto #siderurgia (translated)
Thousands of people participated in a march in Taranto to demand the closure of the former Ilva plant, carrying crosses with the names of victims of pollution-related illnesses, highlighting the need to protect both the health of citizens and the rights of workers. #TarantoLibera #Ilva #CorteoTaranto (translated)
Michele Riondino criticizes the mayor of Genoa, Silvia Salis, for her statements regarding the former Ilva case, arguing that ignoring the connection between the two plants is an incomprehensible position that is harmful to labor and territorial solidarity between Taranto and Genoa. #MicheleRiondino #SilviaSalis #exIlva (translated)
Raffaele Ceresa wrote that a "red tide" had gathered in Rome with the CGIL to protest against the government's policies. He also reported student demonstrations in many Italian cities and protests by truck drivers, fishermen, and farmers. In the South, he added, another demonstration took place in Taranto for the 4,500 workers in layoff benefits. https://t.co/tz2FL7OWr2 #Italia #Protesta #CGIL (translated)
Acciaierie d'Italia has initiated the procedure for extraordinary layoff benefits that could involve up to 8,622 workers, due to the suspension of production activities at the former Ilva in Taranto ordered by the Court of Appeal of Milan. #CassaIntegrazione #ExIlva #AcciaierieItalia (translated)
Acciaierie d’Italia demands to increase the number of former Ilva workers in extraordinary layoff to 8,622 units, provoking criticism from Fiom for the doubled figures and labeling the request as an unacceptable provocation. #CassaIntegrazione #ExIlva #Taranto (translated)
The former Ilva has requested an increase in extraordinary redundancy pay for an additional 4,172 employees, bringing the total to 8,622 workers affected, due to the suspension of the hot area of the Taranto plant and awaiting an extension until February 2027. #CassaIntegrazione #ExIlva #Lavoratori (translated)
In southern Italy, the blockade of a refinery in Taranto is causing an acute fuel shortage, which has already led to the closure of numerous gas stations and threatening protests from truck drivers. #Treibstoffkrise #Süditalien #Taranto (translated)
We asked for health and we were ignored. The metropolitan archbishop of Taranto, Ciro Miniero, speaks on the crisis of the former Ilva with a message to the community. #Taranto #Ilva #sciopero (translated)
At 11 PM tonight, the strike at the former Ilva in Taranto will end, with the immediate removal of the roadblock on the SS 106 in front of the Eni refinery and the maintenance of the picket on the SS 7, following the union assembly with the workers. #Taranto #Ilva #sciopero (translated)
The workers of the former ILVA in Taranto have decided to end the strike and remove the roadblocks at 11 PM on Friday, after achieving some satisfactory results and in response to the difficulties caused by the fuel shortage. #ILVA #sciopero #proteste (translated)
The blockade in front of Eni has been removed, but traffic jams and chaos persist in Calabria, Puglia, and Sicily due to protests by truck drivers against rising fuel prices, while the mobilization continues at the former Ilva in Taranto. #Taranto #CaroCarburante #Proteste (translated)
In Taranto, the strike of the former Ilva workers ends at 11 PM with the immediate removal of roadblocks to facilitate fuel supply, following a meeting that highlighted the need for unity in view of the government's meeting on October 27. #Taranto #Ilva #Sindacati (translated)
Ultimora.net reported that in Puglia, the protests of truck drivers and workers from the former Ilva had joined those of olive growers, who were protesting against the drop in olive oil prices, the increase in production costs, and competition from low-cost imports, especially from Tunisia. According to the site, the mobilizations had caused roadblocks and disruptions to traffic, affecting fuel supplies and the transport of goods. In Taranto, some public transport services had been rescheduled, and delays in waste collection could occur; in the Foggia area, empty shelves had been reported in supermarkets. #Proteste #Lavoro #Puglia (translated)
A 66-year-old woman was found dead in Chieti after her husband left her in a rest area during a trip from Rimini to Taranto. #Chietino #giallo #cronaca (translated)
Ultimora.net reported that protests against high fuel prices had intensified in Southern Italy, with farmers and truck drivers mobilized in Calabria, Puglia, and Basilicata. According to the website, blockades at the Eni refinery in Taranto, linked to the protest by workers of the former Ilva, had slowed deliveries, causing shortages at some gas stations and long queues, exacerbated by fears of further disruptions and a sudden increase in demand. In some stations, it added, diesel was out of stock. Operators had assured motorists that the tankers were on their way and were regularly supplying the stations. In Calabria, truck drivers had declared a regional strike from October 16 to 20. #Proteste #Carburante #SudItalia (translated)
Today, the workers of the former Ilva of Novi Ligure protested in Alessandria against the decision of the commissioners to "ignore" their plant, while Taranto and Genoa continue to operate. #ExIlva #NoviLigure #protesta (translated)
After three days of blockades and occupations, the commissioners of Ilva announced a plan to allow Taranto and Genoa to operate intermittently, trying to mitigate the crisis and extending the employment of some employees, while the strikes continue. #Ilva #Taranto #Genova (translated)
On Wednesday afternoon, about fifty workers from the former ILVA occupied the prefecture of Genoa in protest against the closure of the Taranto plant and the suspension of production at the sites in Genoa and Novi Ligure. #ExILVA #Genova #Sciopero (translated)
It is urgent to reopen a dialogue in order to provide answers to the risk of increasing tension after three days of strikes and protests in all the former Ilva plants,” said the general secretary of Fiom Michele De Palma, in front of the workers' mobilization in Genoa and Taranto, where the blockade in front of the Eni refinery is causing a fuel shortage at Apulian airports and in dozens of gas stations in the region, in addition to causing disruptions in waste collection. #Ilva #Genova #sciopero (translated)
