As of Monday, November 19, Taranto-based Italian steel producer Ilva has temporarily laid off 500 workers, as announced by the company. The layoff of these workers is expected to last 13 weeks.
The employees affected by the decision are those working in Ilva’s plate mill No. 2 and in its longitudinal welding mill No. 2. Ilva had previously announced that it planned the temporary layoff of a total of about 2,000 workers for 13 weeks. At present, no timeline has been issued for the layoff of the other 1,500 workers.