Beko: Leonardo’s interest in Siena has not yet been formalised; Uilm needs a turning point

"We are calling for a dedicated round-table discussion" on the website

(Il Sole 24 Ore Radiocor) - Leonardo’s interest in the Beko site in Siena is still at a preliminary stage and has not yet been formally submitted to Invitalia. This was clarified during the monitoring meeting at the Ministry of Economic Development (Mimit) concerning the Italian plants of the household appliances group. There are now 148 workers at the former Beko site in Siena – the original number was 299 – following the voluntary redundancy scheme with incentives, which Invitalia is overseeing as part of the reindustrialisation process. This morning, the Minister for Enterprise and Made in Italy, Adolfo Urso, announced that the aerospace group is willing to play a role in this process of revitalising the area.

"We are confident that this time we are facing a genuine and definitive turning point. That is why we are calling for a dedicated round-table discussion," said Gianluca Ficco, national secretary of the Uilm trade union and head of the household appliances sector. "All too often, even in the recent past, false hopes have been raised amongst workers in Siena."

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