Labour Minister Giuliano Poletti
said Thursday that Alitalia cannot solve its problems solely by
axing staff.
The government, unions and the loss-making airline are in
talks about a plan to turn Alitalia around, featuring the loss
of around 2,000 ground-staff jobs.
Poletti said labour costs were "one of the components, but
not the first one, and not the main one".
"Everything cannot be loaded onto labour costs and the
sacrifice of the workers," he added.
"It is necessary to give the company prospects, seek a path
to give the company a future".
Alitalia workers staged a 24-hour strike on Wednesday in
protest at the plan, forcing the former flag-carrier to cancel
60% of its flights.
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