Overview
- Electrolux’s May 11 plan to cut 1,719 jobs and close the Cerreto d’Esi plant remains in place after a May 25 ministerial meeting that ended without the company withdrawing the proposal.
- Company managers defended the plan with cost comparisons that show higher European prices for steel, labor and energy versus non‑EU producers and argued continued production in Europe is economically unsustainable.
- Minister Adolfo Urso and regional authorities told Electrolux to withdraw the plan and asked the company to present an alternative industrial proposal ahead of the June 15 meeting at the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy.
- Unions declared a state of agitation, have staged protests outside the ministry, and say Electrolux pledged not to open unilateral procedures before June 15 while mobilizations continue.
- The dispute highlights wider tensions over deindustrialization and industrial policy in Italy and could lead to intensified strikes, formal redundancy procedures, or higher political intervention if no alternative plan is offered.