Four workers of Portovesme srl, in Sulcis, barricaded themselves on the chimney of the KSS plant at a height of 100 meters.
The clamorous protest, accompanied by a press release, was implemented to forcefully raise
the issue of expensive energy and the shutdown of almost all Portovesme srl plants which would put 1,300 payrolls at risk
.
In the meantime, since yesterday the procurement workers have been in a permanent assembly, in the square of Portovesme srl, with a presence in the procurement reception desk, where some tents have also been placed.
Sulcis, workers of Portovesme srl barricaded on a chimney 100 meters high
"This is not a joke, but it is an action in support of the disputes and initiatives implemented up to now by the RSU and the trade unions. At this point we need to have an urgent meeting at the ministry to open a national confrontation with all the interlocutors sitting at the same table and find an immediate solution on the energy front. Reassurances are not enough, but serious and strong commitments are needed to get us down".
The workers who climbed the chimney tell ANSA.
Workers and unions in assembly after the clamorous protest of four workers of Portovesme srl who in the early hours of today climbed 100 meters high on the chimney of the Kss plant of Portovesme srl, in Sulcis.
"Solidarity to the workers who have undertaken this initiative in defense of work. It is clear that the issue to be resolved is that of energy, unfortunately we have recorded no progress by the institutions. By sharing the workers' document, we ask for a meeting with the minister as a matter of urgency competent", say Emanuele Madeddu Filctem-Cgil, Vincenzo Lai Femca Cisl and Pierluigi Loi Uiltec Uil.
Assembly of workers of the Portovesme Srl contracting companies
Another
strike among the workers of external companies who work inside the Portovesme srl plant
.
"The latest initiative is a consequence of the cut in contracts involving the same order, Skv, Gsmi, Fm and Scs - write in a note the territorial secretariats Fiom, Fsm, Uilm of Sulcis-Iglesiente - A contract increased from 200 to 76 people , which can hardly meet the employment expectations required by the workers. Yesterday's initiative saw a solution found, through consensus and agreement with the companies involved, through the subdivision of the work, with the companies that will anticipate the layoffs and who will use the holidays, and Cigo to overcome the lack of work in these two months of difficulty that await us. A temporary solution, which if not seen involves Portovesme srl is completely unsatisfactory - observe the acronyms - For these reasons,
According to the trade unions, "the crisis caused by the increase in energy costs actually hit the multinational, which over the course of 12 months was forced to face a crisis as a result of the energy cost which went from just over €20 to almost 800€Mwh, a consequence, daughter of Portovesme's 'little careful' choices - they observe -. to open layoff procedures, with such a small number of people employed at work as to risk a strike or protest every day".
