The news about the possible closure is "devoid of any foundation". of other factories of the Fiat group in Italy after that Sicilian from Termini Imerese. This was reiterated by the Minister of Labour, Elsa Fornero, in the Senate chamber, responding to the request for information on the employment prospects of the Turin car manufacturer.
“Over the past few weeks, the Minister of Labor has been in contact with the top management of Fiat regarding the concerns expressed, variously also collected by the press, on the possible closure of industrial settlements - he explained - I have collected the reassurances of the top management, who they reaffirmed their willingness to continue with the industrial plan presented and therefore they deemed the closure news.
With reference to tomorrow's appointment at Palazzo Chigi between Monti and Marchionne, Fornero noted how this meeting "will be able to clarify many things precisely to the presence of the industrial group in Italy and to its future, therefore on the broader issues of industrial policy and related plans employment. Following the meeting with the President, there will also be a meeting, perhaps together, between Minister Passera and the minister Fornero and the top management of Fiat” on more specific issues.
The Minister of Labor took a cue from this information to the senators to broaden the discussion: "We think that companies and, in particular, industrial companies, are vital for the country's economy, but we do not we think it's up to the government to tell businesses what they should or shouldn't they must do; we do not think it is up to the government to help, according to mechanisms of the past, which are no longer permitted in the European context, companies to get by, perhaps floating, because this is not convenient for the economy, for employment, for sustainability e for the cost-effectiveness of the productions”.
And therefore Fornero clarified what the executive wants to do: “Create a business-friendly environment, because these, not just those that today they exist, but also those who have left and those who can decide where to invest, find a reason to invest further in our country. We want these companies to find in our country a favorable environment in terms of economy of production, productivity and also good industrial relations”.
At this point the minister entered into the merits of the labor negotiation: “A these principles are, for example, inspired by all the reform of the market of the work, on which we are working. It is a reform that we we mean as a prerequisite, not only for the proper functioning of the labor market, but also of the whole economy, therefore as a premise for more investment. We know well that it is from investments and from productive investment that can come work, good work, work stable. This is what the government intends to promote with all its extensive action on economic policy".
