Stellantis: Landini calls for direct intervention by Palazzo Chigi to save the Italian car industry
Landini of the CGIL calls for direct government intervention to tackle the Stellantis crisis and safeguard jobs in the automotive sector
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The situation 'is dramatic' and direct intervention by Palazzo Chigi is needed on Stellantis. This was said by CGIL general secretary Maurizio Landini to Friends and foes on Radio 24. "It has been 2 years that we have been asking for Tavares to come to parliament and that we are asking for Palazzo Chigi to summon Tavares," he said, pointing out that Stellantis has not invested in recent years, not even in research and development, and that production in 2024 will drop below 300 thousand units: it has not happened, he said, since 1957.
"Stellantis has been making cuts for years, cutting 12 thousand jobs. It prefers to produce in other countries, downsizing production to below 300 thousand cars in Italy today. It is a dramatic situation and the gigafactory has been postponed,' continued the CGIL leader. He added: 'We have to think about the change in mobility and we have to plan for the future, which must involve the governments of the whole of Europe. We are calling for the government to open a table on cars at Palazzo Chigi. The government has given the incentives for 950 million euros, but the lay-offs have increased and production has been falling for years'.
A European consortium
.We need a European consortium to take on the problem of mobility, because the real issue is not just the production of cars but the infrastructure system, recharging networks, motorways that will allow cars to be recharged, added the CGIL secretary to Friends and Enemies on Radio 24, emphasising that we are facing a moment of total change in the system that must be tackled at EU level. "This is the most advanced discussion to be had. But all this discussion, where is it being had? Are we having it? This means coming to terms with climate change. Young people will no longer buy cars but will buy the use of vehicles when they need them. It's the whole system that is changing, but there is no discussion about that yet'.
"Work, 4 million forced into part time"
.Just as fixed-term contracts were liberalised a year ago, the DDL lavoro liberalises temporary employment, realising the dream of entrepreneurs who want to work without hiring anyone.
Then there is the issue of part-time work. In just a few years we have gone from one million to over four million people forced to work part-time. Most of them are women. And what does the government do? Instead of increasing the hours they think that those who work part time can also open a VAT number. That sounds like madness to me. Among other things, it is not a decision that comes from the demands of workers or unions: it is an idea of work management with the company doing what it wants. I don't think it is serious for business either.
