Sardinia has suspended the redundancy fund (Cassa Integrazione Inderoga): the government has decided not to fund mobility for 2026. This is stated in the latest national budget law and confirmed by a ministerial circular adopted on February 10th. This decision affects over 300 families of former workers of companies operating in the complex crisis areas of Porto Torres and Portovesme.
"A deliberate political choice," emphasizes Regional Labor Councilor Desirè Manca, "that once again targets vulnerable groups and tramples the most distressed areas. We're talking about workers already scarred by years of industrial crisis, broken promises, and unfulfilled reconversions. Denying mobility exemptions means ruining hundreds of families in one of the areas most affected by the decline of production."
Each year the burden on the state coffers was approximately 6.3 million euros.
"We immediately took action to request a response, and we did so in several places: through the Labor Commission of the Conference of the Regions, where, in agreement with the other regions, we submitted an amendment to restore the written rule as in previous years," Manca explains. "We did so by requesting clarification directly from the Ministry of Labor offices , and also at the last session of the Labor Commission, where my request to send a letter to the minister highlighting this serious shortcoming was unanimously accepted. The ministry sent a clear message: no special mobility has been provided for Sardinia in 2026. Who will explain this now to the workers of Sulcis, who, once again, see Sardinia relegated to the bottom of the national political agenda? Who will explain to their families that the war maneuver has forgotten about them?"
(Unioneonline)