Stellantis contractor Trasnova on
Friday announced that it was making 97 workers redundant after
the Italian-French-American carmaker said it was terminating its
contracts with the company as of December 31.
Of the 97 redundancies, 54 are at the Stellantis plant in
Pomigliano d'Arco, near Naples, where Trasnova workers have been
blocking the factory's goods inlets for days, effectively
bringing production to a standstill.
The others work at the Stellantis Mirafiori, Piedimonte San
Germano and Melfi plants.
The redundancies are emblematic of the uncertainty about the
future of Stellantis's production in Italy, which have risen
after the recent resignation of Carlos Tavares as CEO.
Elly Schlein, the leader of the opposition, centre-left
Democratic Party (PD), called on Premier Giorgia Meloni's
government to intervene.
"The dismissals that arrived this morning are unacceptable and
we demand that this procedure be stopped immediately," Schlein
said as she met the Trasnova workers at Pomigliano.
"These workers keep our country on its feet.
"You cannot leave 400 families out on the street, especially
just before Christmas.
"We need to give prospects," she added, referring to government
talks with Stellantis on the auto sector.
She also reiterated her demand for Stellantis Chairman John
Elkann to report to parliament on the situation at the group.
The government has reportedly set aside 750 million euro for the
carmaker provided it gets assurances about production staying in
Italy, where Stellantis has cut thousands of jobs in the last
two years.
This has brought criticism from those who say that the
manufacturer, in its current and previous iteration as Fiat, has
been the beneficiary of great state largesse that has not staved
off the job cuts and fears of more redudancies and
delocalisation.
Tavares quit last week amid disagrements with the board,
Stellantis said.
It has denied reports he will get a 100 million euro golden
handshake, instead stating that it will not be more than 36
million.
The carmaker's critics have noted that it has made billions for
shareholders in recent years.
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