Ravenna, 27 June 2024 – At the conclusion of a crisis which had been going on for some time, the ‘Cofari’ ha surrendered il porterage branch e ceased the activity of the removals. The historic Ravenna cooperative (which this year turns half a century old) will continue to carry out the activity of deposits for third parties at its headquarters in Bassette area.
The operation ensured the full employmentunder the same economic and regulatory conditions, of thewhole organic of the porterage branch of Cofari, composed of approximately a hundred people. At the same time the removals branchwhich he saw occupied about ten employeeswas decommissionedguaranteeing though all the protections provided for by the regulations to workers.
The result was achieved thanks to precious Is responsable cooperation of the unions of category of Cgil, Cisl and Uil, who immediately understood the importance and delicacy of the operation. Legacoop Romagnain full awareness of the gravity of the crisis Cofari is going through, accompanied the cooperative at the partner search that would take over the historical porterage activity. After various discussions, given the impossibility of finding companies in the area concerned, a Lombard company was identified, Elle Emme Logisticswhich provides all the guarantees of solidity and legality. Overall, faced with a now irreversible corporate crisis, a important goalensuring the safeguard of employment and the protection of workers’ rights. The Cofari crisis must however represent a warning per the entire logistics system of the Emilia-Romagna territory and especially for the port one.
In the course of its activity, in fact, Cofari guaranteed social growth e good occupation in full compliance with regulations, to generations of workers, characterizing itself as a garrison of legality. As is known the porterage sector in recent decades it has been deconstructedwith the entry into the port area of companies that operate with tunsustainable prices by cooperative societies like Cofariwho have always worked in full legality, investing in safety and training and applying the contracts signed by the most representative social parties.
