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Taranto Ilva steel plant ownership and shutdown crisis

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The industrial crisis at the former Ilva steel plant ~~in Taranto~~ has ~~escalated following failed negotiations between the Italian government and~~ intensified as labor ~~unions. Following an October 8 summit at Palazzo Chigi intended to address environmental and employment concerns,~~ unions Fim, Fiom, and Uilm ~~called for~~ announced a 24-hour strike ~~across all ex Ilva sites starting Monday.~~ scheduled for October 12. This mobilization follows failed negotiations at Palazzo Chigi, with unions describing the government’s responses regarding the steel group’s future as “insufficient.” In Taranto, Acciaierie d’Italia has suspended all production ~~activities~~ in the ‘hot area’ ~~as of October 9, adhering to the~~ following a Milan Court of ~~Appeal’s~~ Appeal mandate. The facilities are currently ~~held~~ in ‘hot stand-by’ mode ~~while awaiting~~ pending a ~~critical ruling from the~~ Supreme Court of Cassation ruling on October 20. If the ~~court does not issue a favorable decision,~~ ruling is unfavorable, the company intends to permanently shut down the area by October 25. ~~Simultaneously, tensions are rising~~ The crisis is expanding beyond Taranto. Acciaierie d’Italia has announced a temporary general shutdown of plants in Genoa and Novi Ligure by November 15, a move that puts more than 2,000 jobs at risk. In Cornigliano, ~~where~~ workers are preparing to protest potential shutdowns and the use of redundancy ~~funds. Local officials and union representatives have noted that the Cornigliano site faces~~ funds, noting a shortage of raw ~~materials, such as~~ materials like steel ~~coils,~~ coils despite market demand. ~~The production halt in Taranto is expected to disrupt the supply of semi-finished products~~ In response to ~~industrial plants in northern Italy. Legislative efforts continue as~~ the ~~Chamber of Deputies examines a decree-law aimed at ensuring~~ escalating situation, the ~~operational continuity of strategic national plants, with~~ Italian government is considering an emergency decree to provide social protections and a ~~deadline~~ wage-support scheme for ~~final conversion by October 27.~~ affected workers. Meanwhile, unions are demanding public and private investment, early retirement options, and professional retraining to mitigate the impact of the industrial transition toward cold processing and electric/direct reduced iron (DRI) ~~technologies remains a central component of the long-term strategy.~~ technologies.

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