(ANSA) - Rome, December 4 - Unions on Wednesday rejected a
new plan by ArcelorMittal for the former ILVA steel group
envisaging 4,700 lay-offs by 2023, including 2,891 immediately.
Unions called a strike on December 10.
ArcelorMittal Italia CEO Lucia Morselli said the company had
had a cash outflow of one billion euros this year.
The Franco-Indian group, the world' biggest steelmaker, has
been trying to get out of the former ILVA group including its
polluting Taranto works, the largest steel plant in Europe.
Industry Minister Stefano Patuanelli said the government
would now advance its own plan to get to an output of eight
million tonnes and safeguard jobs.
He said he was "disappointed" with the "steps backward" taken
by ArcelorMittal.
Patuanelli said the Italian State was "willing" to invest in
the group.
Unions reject new A.Mittal plan
4,700 lay-offs, 2,891 immediately