Workers approve deal at Termini Imerese

(ANSA) - Rome, December 23 - Workers at the former Fiat auto assembly plant in Termini Imerese in Sicily approved a deal late Tuesday aimed at saving more than 700 jobs. The UILM union said that the agreement involves transferring operations from Fiat to new management at Metec components group, as well as an incentive plan for up to 130 workers to resign. The Italian government was also involved in what the UILM called "the re-industrialization" of the plant.