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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Basic Metal And Fabricated Metal Products Manufacture Of Basic Metals 24.1 - Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys
181 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
16 September 2016
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2016
Description
Vesuvius Italia, a local subsidiary of ferrous metal manufacturer Vesuvius, announced the dismissal of 195 workers and the closure of the plants in Assemini and Avezzano by the end of 2016. The company attributed the decision to overcapacity due to negative market trends and global decline in steel production.
Apart from the workforce employed in Assemini (105) and in Avezzano (95), the closure is expected to affect about 200 workers employed in ancilliary companies.
Unions have criticised the decision and pointed out that investments have recently been made to increase the production capacity of the Czech plant. Assemblies will be held over the next days to decide industrial actions.
Update, 15 December 2016: Negotiations ended with 105 dismissals in Avezzano and 76 in Assemini. The company confirmed the closure of the plants but declared its availability to sell them in order to ease the relocation of redundant workers. Yet, it excluded the possibility to negotiate a transfer to competitors.
Sources
16 September 2016: Rassegna Sindacale
16 September 2016: Il Sole 24 Ore
17 September 2016: Affari Italiani
16 December 2016: Il Sole 24 Ore
Citation
Eurofound (2016), Vesuvius Italia, Closure in Italy, factsheet number 88605, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/88605.
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