CAMPOBASSO – The first national round table on the Vibac dispute was held this morning at the Ministry of Business and Made in Italy.
The meeting, requested by the Molise Region, was attended by the regions of Basilicata, Tuscany and Abruzzo, in addition to the national trade unions and company RSUs. The Molise Region has asked several times, until obtaining it, for discussion on the company’s situation, also extending it to other areas of Italy so as to carry out systemic action.
Molise reiterated its openness to starting the GOL program, dedicated to employment actions for workers. As also happened in the pre-meeting held in Campobasso two weeks ago, councilor Di Lucente reiterated the Region’s approval for a further year of extraordinary layoffs. The objective is to have the necessary time, over the next few months, to proceed with a massive relocation of personnel to other production plants in the region, also allowing for the retraining of the workers.
During the meeting, the Ministry provided a series of suggestions to the company to implement different procedures from those already activated, in such a way as to allow greater protection for workers, starting with the possibility of accompanying older people towards retirement and proceed with a series of initiatives to benefit employees.
Not only. Vibac was also asked to review the industrial plan in view of the next meeting which will take place in about twenty days.
“I have pressed hard with the ministry to try to find a solution to the issue of Vibac workers. – explained the councilor for productive activities By Lucente – The path, which we also spoke about with the unions, is that of relocating, through a plan developed by the Molise Region and financed with our resources, the workers to other companies which, being expanding, need workers. The policies to stimulate business growth, which we have already implemented, will also serve to mitigate the impact of any crises such as those of Vibac. Having managed to bring the dispute to a broader level, therefore at the ministry, was an initial success, now we are working on the rest”.
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