The new appeal of Treofan workers to the Ministry of Development and Labor: 'The redundancy fund expires soon, what will our future be?'

"Our redundancy fund expires soon. What will our future be?" "We need a meeting at the ministry right away." "With less than three months to go until our redundancy fund expires, we ask ourselves and you what actions—at this time—the institutions, primarily the Ministry of Economic Development, are taking to complete the reindustrialization of our site?" The workers at Treofan in Battipaglia are making their voices heard again, demanding concrete answers regarding their dispute.

"We haven't heard anything since the last ministerial meeting (since October 29th) and we fear that, given the silence, Jindal will reinstate the collective dismissal procedure for us in a few days. You cannot and cannot allow this," the warning was addressed to institutions at all levels: local, regional, and national. Hence the urgent request from the Piana workers for a ministerial meeting to avert potential layoffs.

The goal, following the measures included in the Budget Law, is to extend the redundancy fund for another six months, given that the company's sale process has begun. In this context, there has been controversy with the Puglia Region regarding the funding provided for the Jindal group's other plant, the one in Brindisi.

"The workers of Battipaglia are inferior to no one and deserve the same right to work as other workers. Reindustrialization with job protection—the Salerno workers warned—must be a shared goal, promoted and championed by all state representatives."