ITALY

118,000 workers affected by industrial crises - CGIL

Negotiations to prevent, limit layoffs doubled in 2024

ROME, 22 December 2024, 
ANSA English Desk


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An estimated 118,000 workers have been involved in industrial crises in 2024, according to a dossier drafted by Italy's biggest labour union CGIL, a preview of which has been seen by ANSA.

In 2024, "negotiations at the crisis unit of the Business and Made in Italy Ministry (MIMIT) increased significantly" with a total of 105,974 workers involved in major industrial crises compared to the 58,026 reported in January this year.

In addition, 12,336 employees of small and medium-sized companies were laid off after fruitless negotiations between labour unions and the businesses' management, the union said.

The sectors affected ranged from fashion to energy and the chemical industry in a "discomforting scenario that risks to worsen", CGIL said in its updated dossier on 2024, ANSA can reveal.

Overall, "118,310 have already lost their jobs or are struggling to survive in negotiations", said CGIL.