The mass lay-off of 2,988
Almaviva contact centre employees was formalised on Monday, the
union representing workers in the telecommunications sector
Uilcom has said.
Of the redundancies, 1,670 are in Palermo, 918 in Rome and
400 in Naples.
The lay-offs account for 6% of staff currently employed by
the group in seven countries.
Almaviva explained the lay-offs by a direct margin that is
well below target as a result of the delocalization of
lowest-bid tenders and inadequate regulations governing telcom
outsourcing, Uilcom said.
Almaviva employees in Palermo are to strike on Tuesday,
with a demonstration in Piazza Indipendenza.
They are calling on the Sicily regional government to "take
an active role" in the labour dispute.
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