Trade unions FIOM-CGIL, FIM-CISL and UILM have started organised protests at white goods producer Indesit. The unions are protesting against the company’s plan to outsource its low cost appliance production to Poland and Turkey, costing 1425 jobs in Italy. Indesit said earlier talks were underway with unions to use welfare support schemes to avoid outright layoffs.
English: http://www.industriall-union.org/italian-unions-protest-against-1425-layoffs ...
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/04/indesit-plan ...
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