The announcement of Cermed's liquidation is frightening. It's not just 120 employees, it's 120 families from Guspini and the Medio Campidano area who are living in total anxiety following the court's decision. At stake aren't just company balance sheets, but mortgages, rent, utility bills, and severance pay from a lifetime of work. The workers risk becoming sacrificial victims. "I've been working here for 30 years, and this situation is very difficult. Families don't have enough to eat or pay for electricity," says Maurizio Ghiani, a longtime worker . A colleague from the oven department echoes his sentiments: " I've been working here for 22 years, I have two children. For three months, we haven't heard if their wages will arrive . It's not just the factory, it's a family's life that's coming to a halt."
Monsignor Roberto Carboni, with a heartfelt statement of solidarity from the diocesan church , joins the workers who, along with their families, are currently living a nightmare following the court ruling that placed the porcelain tile factory into liquidation.
"Once again, we welcome not only the sad news of a factory closing, but also the company's declaration of liquidation, which would appear to preclude its recovery in many respects." These are the words of the Bishop of Ales-Terralba, Monsignor Roberto Carboni, written in a heartfelt document expressing solidarity from the diocese with the workers who, along with their families, are living a nightmare. "For years," the bishop wrote, "Ceramica Mediterranea di Guspini has alternated periods of production with layoffs for over a hundred employees, but now the evolution truly seems to be definitive. This means that more than a hundred families in our area are once again facing uncertainty regarding employment and the possibility of a dignified life," the bishop's statement continues, "in a situation already seriously challenged by the lack of employment and industrial prospects ."
Monsignor Carboni expresses the solidarity of the diocese of Ales-Terralba with the workers at the Guspini plant: "We firmly ask the company's owners and all the institutions, including the Region and the Municipality of Guspini, but also the neighboring municipalities, the unions, and even the central government, to do everything they can, each within their own sphere of competence, to ensure that job positions are protected and an appropriate remedy is found for the situation ." The diocesan Office for Social and Labor Pastoral Care is following the development of events "and is available to be present in support of the Cermed workers." The parish priests of Guspini are also rallying around the workers' concerns.
Father Claudio Marras, parish priest of Don Bosco and administrator of San Pio X : "I am close to the families in this difficult time. Losing one's job today has the bitter taste of tragedy and defeat. For Guspini, it is a wound difficult to bear." Father Emmanuele Deidda, parish priest of San Nicolò : "I learned the news with sadness. My thoughts are with the workers and their families in these uncertain times. I have only recently arrived, but I share their concerns. Work is not just income: it is dignity, a future, and serenity. Behind a crisis, there are faces and stories. I hope that with everyone's commitment, ways can be found to safeguard the jobs of those who today look to the future with apprehension."