国际英语资讯:News Analysis: Thousands of jobs at stake in negotiations over future of Italys Ilva steel
<p><span word="ROME">ROME</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 13-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="multinational">multinational</span> <span word="steel">steel</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="ArcelorMittal">ArcelorMittal</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rage">rage</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 8,000 <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="economically">economically</span> <span word="depressed">depressed</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="hang">hang</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="balance">balance</span>.</p><p><span word="ArcelorMittal">ArcelorMittal</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="steelmaker">steelmaker</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Ilva">Ilva</span> <span word="steelworks">steelworks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span> 2017, <span word="promising">promising</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> 1.8 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="euros">euros</span> (2 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="promising">promising</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="another">another</span> 2.5 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="euros">euros</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plant">plant</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="production">production</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Emilio">Emilio</span> <span word="Miceli">Miceli</span>, <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Filctem">Filctem</span> <span word="CGIL">CGIL</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="union">union</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="promise">promise</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plant">plant</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="workforce">workforce</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="stayed">stayed</span> <span word="above">above</span> 6 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="steel">steel</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plant">plant</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> 10 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="Ilva">Ilva</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="steel">steel</span> <span word="smelter">smelter</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="Ilva">Ilva</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="than">than</span> 4 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="ArcelorMittal">ArcelorMittal</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="over">over</span>," <span word="Miceli">Miceli</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>. "<span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="disregard">disregard</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="guarantee">guarantee</span>."</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="media">media</span>, <span word="ArcelorMittal">ArcelorMittal</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="cited">cited</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="Ilva">Ilva</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="workforce">workforce</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="as">as</span> 5,000 <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="operating">operating</span> <span word="Ilva">Ilva</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="around">around</span> 10 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span> <span word="output">output</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> 92 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="steel">steel</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="stated">stated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lift">lift</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="immunity">immunity</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="prosecution">prosecution</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Ilva">Ilva</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="ArcelorMittal">ArcelorMittal</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="over">over</span>.</p>
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