The case ofIlva of Taranto è "on the agenda" of the Council of Ministers of this morning. It was announced by the Environment Minister Corrado Clini, speaking on the radio show 'Radio Anch'io'. The question ”is on the agenda; there will be an exchange of information and I will illustrate the protocol signed yesterday", reported Clini who will explain to his government colleagues the need to "support the continuation of the environmental remediation program" of the Taranto plants.
Meanwhile protests have already broken out in the Apulian capital: workers, who already yesterday blocked the 7 Appia state road (extension of the 100 state road for Bari), are today in front of the main entrance to the plant, the one near the management, and want to guard and block all the access roads to the city and the Ionian state road 106 for Reggio Calabria, the swing bridge.
The protest, which sees the unions at the forefront (Fim, Fiom and Uilm have proclaimed an indefinite strike) in asking for urgent intervention by the Monti government, comes after yesterday lhe entire area of Ilva in Taranto has been placed under preventive seizure and 8 people, including managers and former managers of the Riva Group and of the Taranto plant, were placed under house arrest.
