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Stellantis has signed a voluntary departure plan with the unions for nearly 2,500 employees in Italy, the unions announced on Tuesday, as the car manufacturer tries to adapt to the changes necessary for the ecological transition of the industry.
Up to 1,520 employees in Turin, 300 of whom work at the Mirafiori car plant and 733 in offices, will have the opportunity to leave with financial compensation, the UILM union said.
Stellantis has agreed to new voluntary layoff measures for 850 workers at its Cassino assembly plant in central Italy and around 100 workers at its Pratola Serra engine manufacturing plant, the union said FIOM, which did not sign the agreements.
A Stellantis spokesperson confirmed the deals made in Turin and Pratola Serra, but not the one made in Cassino. However, he added that other agreements should be signed in the coming days for other sites in Italy, as part of a protocol negotiated with the unions last week.
“These agreements are part of the initiatives implemented by Stellantis to address the effects of the ongoing energy and technological transition process […] including on employment,” said the spokesperson.
These agreements are concluded on a strictly voluntary basis and are mainly aimed at employees nearing retirement age or seeking new professional opportunities, he added.
Stellantis hires around 43,000 people in Italy, including around 15,000 in the Turin region in northwest Italy, the historic headquarters of Fiat, which merged with Chrysler, then with Peugeot manufacturer PSA to form Stellantis
The Italian government is in talks with Stellantis to increase its national annual production to one million vehicles, up from around 750,000 last year. The automaker reaffirmed on Tuesday that Italy has a central role to play in its global operations.
(Writing by Giulio Piovaccari and Alvise Armellini; French version Dimitri Rhodes and Dagmarah Mackos, editing by Kate Entringer)