Burger King closed at the Centrale station in Naples as workers protested in the dark.

On Saturday evening, laid-off workers held a silent, candlelit protest in front of the former Burger King restaurant at Naples Central Station, denouncing the lack of answers regarding their future employment after the restaurant's closure last October.

Naples – A silent but meaningful demonstration, lit only by candles and cell phone flashlights.

This is the protest that took place Saturday evening in front of the former Burger King premises at Naples Central Station, which closed last October after twenty years of operation following the transfer of management to Grandi Stazioni. In the last few hours, workers were also cut off from electricity, but the decision didn't stop the protests.

The laid-off employees continue to occupy what was their workplace for two decades, denouncing the lack of answers regarding their future employment and their exclusion from the station's redevelopment projects. They are joined by Francesco Emilio Borrelli, MP for the Green Left Alliance, who has been following the dispute since the dismissal proceedings began.

"They cowardly cut off the electricity, but they won't be able to extinguish the dignity of a fight for the right to work," Borrelli declared. "These workers have lost everything after twenty years and deserve to be relocated to Grandi Stazioni's new projects.

The attitude of the managers of the company controlled by Ferrovie dello Stato is unacceptable: no manager ever showed up at the meetings convened by the Prefect, no redevelopment plan was presented, no one had the courage to look these people in the face."

The MP points the finger at what he calls "a serious opacity," recalling the working conditions of recent months: "Modest wages, a summer without air conditioning, now total darkness. Among these workers are mothers with children, fathers, and people approaching retirement who are unlikely to find new employment. We expected at least a gesture of humanity, especially on the eve of what will be the hardest Christmas ever for many."

The employees also remain firm, announcing the continuation of the protest: "This place has been our life for twenty years," they explain. "They've taken everything away from us, even electricity, but not our dignity. We hear talk of investment and redevelopment, but we've been excluded from everything. We're not asking for favors: we just want to get back to work to provide for our families with an honest living."

They announced that they will spend Christmas there, in front of the closed premises, asking the institutions to take an active role in the dialogue with Grandi Stazioni and not to abandon the workers.