From the “land of disputes” to Rome: the CGIL takes the Calabria case to the streets

John

By John

From Calabria to Rome: on the eve of today’s national demonstration promoted by the CGIL and over one hundred secular and Catholic associations “to reclaim a country founded on work, social justice, equality and peace”, the regional secretary of the CGIL, Gianfranco Trotta, takes stock of the still open Calabrian disputes. And the scenario is that of “thousands of workers who, instead of a safe job, find uncertainty, precariousness and the impossibility of building a future”.
The list starts from Konecta, «with 650 digitalization workers at risk, while the end of the redundancy fund is approaching in December. The situation is dramatic and worrying – comments Trotta –, the company also has serious problems in other parts of Italy and artificial intelligence is playing an important role in calculating redundancies. Calabria risks a real social bomb if the Region and Government do not commit to identifying a concrete way out, which is not a stopgap measure. We requested crisis tables.”
The full article is available in the print and digital edition of Saturday 17 October