Italy: Fiat lays 200 white collars off

Fears. While Italian unions welcomed the agreement with Chrysler, a possible alliance with Opel is, on the other hand, giving rise to fear. According to Giuseppe Farina, Fim-Cisl general secretary, it would “cause problems of industrial rationalization and jeopardize employment in Italian undertakings.” These fears are even stronger since, in Italy, Fiat didn’t present an industrial plan. Fiom leader Gianni Rinaldini thinks it is “absurd” for Fiat to present “industrial and financial plans to German unions and government (…) while a majority of Italian workers are on Cassa Integrazione and nothing is revealed about the future of their undertakings.” Again asking the government to convene the social partners and the Region Conference on the future of the automotive industry and Fiat, he warned: “We will not let one undertaking be shut.”
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) immediately asked for a “negotiation meeting” rejecting the layoffs. “We cannot deal with staff issues without discussing with the government and a guarantee on production and employment in Italian undertakings” he explained. All unions and presidents of the regions where Fiat is present also request a meeting on the future of Fiat in Italy.

Fears. While Italian unions welcomed the agreement with Chrysler, a possible alliance with Opel is, on the other hand, giving rise to fear. According to G

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