Unicredit sends a concrete signal of solidarity to the 1.800 workers of Mercatone Uno, who are experiencing weeks of great anguish following the company bankruptcy of large-scale distribution and the closure of shopping centres. The bank in Piazza Gae Aulenti has in fact decided to give its customers the possibility, if they are employees of Mercatone Uno, to suspend home loan payments for a period of up to 12 months.
Application for suspension must be presented by the employees concerned at its local Unicredit branch. "All Unicredit branches in the area - explains a note from the bank - are operational to provide information on the procedures necessary for obtaining the suspension of payments on home mortgage installments and for further information".
The story of Mercatone Uno was particularly dramatic: overnight, the historic Emilian chain of stores went bankrupt and all 55 outlets have closed their doors in Italy. The crisis began 7 years ago, between solidarity contracts, layoffs, extraordinary administration and another bankruptcy three years ago. Not even the "government of change" has managed to change the fate of a very delicate dossier.
