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Electrolux talks continue overnight as unions and company remain far apart
Electrolux, unions and Italian officials are holding intensive talks at the Industry Ministry in Rome over the company’s plans.
The discussions began on Monday evening and continued through the night, with technical meetings and a larger session chaired by ministers.
Electrolux has reduced its proposed job cuts to 1,190, from more than 1,700 announced when the dispute began last spring.
Unions say any departures must be voluntary and supported with incentives, and they want more jobs protected than the company’s current plan would allow.
They also oppose closing the Cerreto d’Esi plant, which makes cooker hoods, and want production there to continue until a new investor is found.
The government is examining whether it can fund job-protection measures, including a scheme linking departures to new hires, but the parties had not reached agreement.
Talks will continue as long as needed in an effort to find a shared deal.
Talks over Electrolux’s employment dispute continued overnight at Italy’s Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy, with the government seeking an agreement.
The ministry said the talks began at 19:00 on the previous day and would continue as long as needed.
The company and unions remained far apart, according to Il Sole 24 Ore.
Electrolux had reduced its announced potential job cuts to 1,190, from more than 1,700 at the start of the dispute.
Unions are seeking voluntary, incentivised departures, employment protections and continued production at the Cerreto d’Esi site.
- Who
- Electrolux, unions Fiom, Fim and Uilm, and Italian government representatives.
- What
- They are negotiating over job cuts, employment protections, production and the future of the Cerreto d’Esi site.
- When
- Talks began at 19:00 on November 2 and continued overnight into November 3.
- Where
- At the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy in Italy.
- Why
- The parties are seeking an agreement on Electrolux’s employment dispute and the future of production and jobs.
Electrolux
Fiom, Fim and Uilm
Job cuts
Electrolux
Electrolux’s latest figure was 1,190 potential job cuts, down from more than 1,700 initially.
Fiom, Fim and Uilm
The unions say the number remains too high and want reductions to be voluntary and incentivised.
Employment and production
Electrolux
The company has shown some openness to reviewing certain production; its position remained distant from an agreement.
Fiom, Fim and Uilm
The unions seek stronger employment protections, investment in production and continued activity at Cerreto d’Esi.
Cerreto d’Esi site
Electrolux
The company’s position on the site was not detailed in the sources.
Fiom, Fim and Uilm
The unions oppose closure and seek continued production until a new investor is found.
Talks on the Electrolux dispute began at the ministry.
The parties were still distant, while negotiations continued without a set end time.
Technical meetings continued, coordinated by Minister Adolfo Urso and Undersecretary Fausta Bergamotto.
The ministry said a plenary meeting included Urso, Bergamotto, Luca Ciriani and Vannia Gava.
- Latest potential job cuts
- 1,190
- Initially announced potential job cuts
- More than 1,700
- Talks began
- November 2 at 19:00
- Negotiation venue
- Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy, Italy
- Site at issue
- Cerreto d’Esi, where cooker hoods are produced
3 sources
What people are saying
the table will continue as long as necessary, if needed also during the night, with the aim of reaching an understanding between the parties
the first hours of negotiations have not resolved the central issue, namely safeguarding production, workers and the Cerreto d’Esi site
the positions expressed by the company’s management remain far from a possible agreement