Ex Ilva, ArcelorMittal terminates the contract | The unions: "Social bomb"

The elimination of the penal shield caused the farewell – Extraordinary commissioners are asked to take responsibility "for the activities and Ilva and the employees within thirty days of receiving the communication" concerning Arcelor's intention to leave Ilva. The company note states that "the elimination of the legal protection" from 3 November "necessary for the company to implement its environmental plan without the risk of criminal responsibility justifies the communication of withdrawal". In addition, the statement continues, "the provisions issued by the Criminal Court of Taranto oblige the extraordinary commissioners of Ilva to complete certain prescriptions by December 13, 2019 under penalty of extinguishing the blast furnace number 2" which would make it impossible to implement its industrial plan and , in general, execute the contract ".

Fim-Cisl: "Disengagement is a social bomb" – Immediate reaction, very worried, of the unions. "We learn the news of ArcelorMittal's intention to withdraw from the contract – says FIM CISL national secretary Marco Bentivogli -. It means that the 25 days for which former Ilva workers and plants will return to extraordinary administration start from time. the mess of the save-companies on the penal shield. A masterpiece of incompetence and political fear: do not defuse an environmental bomb and unite a social bomb ".

Uil: "Industrial catastrophe" – "ArcelorMittal's decision foreshadows an industrial catastrophe for our country – writes Carmelo Barbagallo of Uil in a note -. Without the establishments involved, the future of our economy becomes more uncertain. This disengagement, whose origins are to be examined in depth, it is unacceptable, because it is the prelude to an occupational, social and environmental drama that must absolutely be avoided ".