Barilla, strike against disposals in the South. Company: jobs guaranteed

The unions take a hard line. The trade unions have called a package of 16 hours of strike action involving all Barilla group's Italian production sites.

They are protesting against the announced disposals of the plant in Marcianise (Caserta) and the two mills in Castelplanio (Ancona) and Altamura (Bari). In response to the announcement of the strike, the company said that continuity of employment was guaranteed for the staff.

Integrated hubs model
It also wrote in a statement that “in an increasingly challenging competitive environment at national and international level, the Barilla group has begun a strategic reconfiguration of its industrial set-up in southern Italy, driven by the need to concentrate investment and strategic industrial activities in integrated production hubs that are more advanced, efficient and sustainable”.
If the projects go ahead, Barilla will see the creation of an integrated pasta hub in Foggia, following the model that the Emilian group has already adopted in Parma, thanks to an investment of 100 million euros for the construction of a new-generation mill serving the existing pasta factory.

No to the sale
The first stoppage, lasting eight hours, has been called for tomorrow, Wednesday 21 October, also in support of the crisis talks convened for the same date by the Campania Region. In detail, the Barilla works councils and the Fai, Flai and Uila secretariats are contesting the food group's decision to implement the plan announced last September, which provides for the formal launch of the disposal procedures for the 3 assets.

Liguori and Casillo, the two companies at the front of the queue to acquire the assets for sale, “have expressed their availability and willingness to preserve the production continuity of the sites concerned, protecting the employment and expertise present in their respective areas and ensuring new long-term development prospects”, Barilla said.
Moreover, production for the Barilla group would continue at the sites being disposed of.

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