An engineering firm at Rivoli near
Turin has agreed to reverse the dismissal of a worker who was
sacked after returning after eight months out following a liver
transplant, Piedmont Governor Sergio Chiamparino said Thursday.
"The local representatives of Swiss multinational Oerlikon
have assured me they want to withdraw their decision
which...presented aspects of inadmissible inhumanity," he said,
sending his best wishes to the worker, Antonio Forchione, 55.
Forchione later confirmed his dismissal had been quashed by
Oerlikon Graziano, the Italian unit of the world-leading
engineering group.
Earlier Labour Minister Giuliano Poletti was among those who
raised a chorus of criticism over the firm's decision.
Poletti said the move was "inconceivable, unacceptable, and
wrong".
"If someone is in a situation like this," Poletti said, "the
firm must take on the responsibility for guaranteeing him an
opportunity.
"If the media reports are true, it is a very serious mistake
which the company must immediately rectify".
Forchione said Wednesday: "They examined me and said I was
unfit to work...then I got the dismissal letter last Monday".
He said he would sue the company for unfair dismissal,
seeking compensation.
Trade unions FIM, FIOM and UILM declared a two-hour strike on
all shifts.
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