Rossi talks with Di Maio. And he also calls Pirelli at the Mise table on July 5th

The Bekaert of Figline Incisa Valdarno

FLORENCE – Rossi and Di Maio spoke to each other. L & # 39; s hope? That politics, even among protagonists of very different colors, is able to really affect the expectations and the future of hundreds of workers who are highly fearful for their place. Thursday, July 5th go to the Mise. On Saturday, the President of Tuscany sought the Minister of Economic Development and Labor to discuss the delicate situation of Bekaert in Figline and Incisa Valdarno, where all workers received a letter of dismissal from the Belgian multinational overnight. And after the telephone conversation that took place in the afternoon, unanimously, both reaffirm as to the issue, the greatest attention at the regional level, Italian and European

Bekaert wants to move the production of steelcord in Romania, the steel wire used to strengthen the tires, and decided to close the Tuscan factory, acquired by Pirelli in 2014. "We are talking about 318 direct workers and a hundred of the Induced – Di Maio and Rossi explain in chorus who are at risk of losing their jobs There are more than 400 families, no figures On July 5, there will be a table at the Ministry of Economic Development, to which we ask also Pirelli, for a concrete and immediate comparison. "The presence of the Italian company had been invoked by Rossi for a few days, as a control over the use of European funds and the activation, to ensure the continuation of the product of the anti-relocation fund.

"In the European Parliament – says Di Maio – we have already submitted a question to the European Commission for more clarity on possible violations of EU directives by Bekaert. Even in Europe, institutions must take a stand on these practices that move jobs and profits for economic or fiscal reasons, trampling on citizens. In this regard, I would ask you to have a confrontation with the European Commissioner for Competition, Margrethe Vestager, to understand what concrete actions the Commission intends to pursue to solve the long-standing problem of wild relocations and […] tax havens still present in Europe. "Here, the young minister and the veteran president of the Tuscany region have expressed their intentions, but we, beyond every word, expect the concrete. employees, employees and their families from Bekaert