The Whirlpool dispute is “complicated”, the negotiation will be “long” and is “in the hands of the government” which “must make us understand if it has the strength to enforce an agreement or it means that, evidently, the conditions are not there for this company to be credible in our country”. This is what the mayor of Naples, Luigi de Magistris, said when he returned to talk about the affair of the plant in via Argine. According to the former prosecutor, the Executive must also “clarify the issue because, if the situation was clear in October, when Whirlpool confirmed the industrial plan and also the operational headquarters in Naples and, based on this, obtained contributions from the State, it cannot with a stroke of the pen erase Naples and keep the other companies in Italy”. “This is – he added – a guarantee that the government must give us, otherwise it means that it is a non-credible company and therefore a national issue arises”. “Since the Naples East plant “works” and produces “with workers who have competence, ability and passion”, we need to understand whether “this agreement existed or not because I see that a political debate is also opening up on this”. “Di Maio is the Minister of Labor and Development and it is up to him to bring this game to a conclusion that must be won – concluded the mayor – Naples is the capital of the South and does not come after someone else. This is a national issue and we will not allow anyone to transform this dispute into a question of public order or social safety nets”.
Article published on 13 June 2019 - 21:15
