Tag Archives: ilva

[en] Bullying and blackmail by ILVA’s owners: 1500 fired after new requisition

Posted on 2013/09/18 by Struggles in Italy

Public prosecutor Patrizia Todisco has spoken: the Riva group, owner of the ILVA plant in Taranto – the biggest steel plant in Europe – has failed to invest in safety and renovation measures since 1995. This failure, to the tune … Continue reading →

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[en] Taranto and Turin: the war against workers continues

Posted on 2013/03/01 by Struggles in Italy

While the media’s attention has been focussed on the Italian election results and their ramifications, workers continue to suffer, and the justice they deserve continues to be denied to them. Thursday the ILVA steel mill in Taranto, the factory with … Continue reading →

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[en] Tornado hits Taranto: one Ilva worker missing, large-scale damage in the steelworks

Posted on 2012/11/28 by Struggles in Italy

One worker is missing after a huge tornado hit the Ilva steelworks in Taranto, the surrounding area and the nearby town of Statte, on the morning of November 28. The worker fell into the sea, as the crane he was … Continue reading →

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[en] Permanent general workers’ assembly in Ilva after the lockout of their plant

Posted on 2012/11/27 by Struggles in Italy

The Italian judiciary system is continuing its prosecution of the management of Ilva, the largest steel corporation in Europe, which has its main factory in Taranto. On Monday November 26th the judges ordered seven arrests (4 of which were house arrests) … Continue reading →

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[en] Court ruling allows Ilva plant to keep running

Posted on 2012/08/10 by Struggles in Italy

The court in Taranto has partially reversed an order to close the Ilva plant, allowing it to keep running while improvements are made. The improvements are meant to reduce the steelworks’ environmental impact and make it less polluting. Three executives … Continue reading →

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[en] Strike in Ilva plants all over Italy

Posted on 2012/08/03 by Struggles in Italy

Today Ilva, the biggest steel industry in Europe, has stopped for a 24 hour strike. Its plant in Taranto, the most important steelworks in the whole continent, was stopped by a judicial measure by reason of the immense damages it has … Continue reading →

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[en] Court orders closure of ILVA steelworks for environmental damage

Posted on 2012/07/28 by Struggles in Italy

In recent days there were rumours circulating in Taranto, one of the biggest coastal towns in southern Italy, about the court-ordered closure of the ILVA plant, and workers had already started protesting. On July 26 it became official. A judge … Continue reading →

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