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Ex-Ilva workers launch national strikes across Italy
Workers at the ex-Ilva steel plants are engaged in widespread industrial action across Italy, including major sites in Taranto, Genoa, Novi Ligure, and Racconigi. Following the decision by Acciaierie d’Italia to suspend production in the Taranto hot area, unions including Fim, Fiom, Uilm, and Usb have proclaimed national strikes and permanent protests.
The crisis is driven by legal uncertainty, as the Court of Cassation is set to review orders to shut down production due to health and environmental concerns on October 20, 2026. Without a judicial reversal, the Taranto plants face a definitive shutdown. This poses a systemic risk to northern plants in Genoa and Novi Ligure, which depend on semi-finished products from Taranto. Unions are demanding that the government facilitate the purchase of raw materials like bramme and coils to maintain cold processing operations.
In Taranto, the protests have caused local disruptions, including road blockades on the SS7 and SS106 and fuel shortages affecting public transport. The Italian government has proposed economic measures, including 80 million euros for subcontracted industries and 45 million euros for direct workers, but unions have dismissed these as insufficient, calling for a comprehensive industrial relaunch plan rather than just redundancy funds.
Entities
Acciaieria d’Italia · Acciaierie d'Italia · Acciaierie d’Italia · Cornigliano steel plant · Ex Ilva · FIM · FIM CISL Liguria · Fim Cisl · Fiom · Fiom Cgil · Genova · Silvia Salis
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- [○ 1 SOURCE] The Mayor of Taranto expressed solidarity with workers and called on the government for concrete responses. www.telebari.it
- [● 23 SOURCES] Unions proclaimed a 24-hour national strike across all ex-Ilva plants on October 12, 2026. www.calabriainchieste.it · www.cinquecolonne.it · www.corcianonline.it · www.espressione24.it · www.telebari.it · +15 more
- [● 7 SOURCES] Workers in Taranto occupied a section of the SS106 highway near the Eni refinery. www.calabriainchieste.it · www.telebari.it · www.vetrinatv.it · www.laverita.info · www.affaritaliani.it · +2 more
- [● 14 SOURCES] The strike may be extended to subsequent days through territorial mobilizations. www.cinquecolonne.it · www.calabriainchieste.it · www.corcianonline.it · www.espressione24.it · www.liguria2000news.it · +6 more
- [● 18 SOURCES] The unions claim the government has failed to discuss a real industrial relaunch or decarbonization plan. www.cinquecolonne.it · www.corcianonline.it · www.espressione24.it · www.entilocali-online.it · www.redazionenews.it · +10 more
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The President of the Liguria Region requested that the factory continue working to avoid importing products from abroad. www.calabriainchieste.it
- [● 5 SOURCES] A temporary shutdown of the Genoa and Novi Ligure plants is scheduled for November 15. www.calabriainchieste.it · radiogold.it · newsprima.it · www.dire.it · www.liguria2000news.it
- [DISPUTED] Production activities in the Taranto hot area were suspended on October 9. www.calabriainchieste.it · newsprima.it · www.telebari.it
- [● 2 SOURCES] The government proposed 80 million euros for the subcontracted industry and 45 million euros for direct workers. www.borderline24.com · www.laverita.info
- [● 6 SOURCES] Workers are demanding job security and industrial continuity rather than redundancy funds. www.calabriainchieste.it · newsprima.it · www.dire.it · www.ilcarmagnolese.it · www.ilcorrieredelgiorno.it · +1 more
- [● 3 SOURCES] Unions are requesting the purchase of bramme and coils to maintain cold processing operations in Genoa, Novi Ligure, and Racconigi. newsprima.it · www.ilcarmagnolese.it · www.lojonio.it
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The United Sections of the Court of Cassation will examine appeals against the Milan Court of Appeal's order to stop the hot area on October 20, 2026. newsprima.it