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blast furnace at an Italian steel plant was shut down on Thursday with
4,000 jobs at risk despite a call by Pope Francis for officials "to make
every effort in terms of creativity and generosity to rekindle hope".
Emotional steel workers watched the shutdown at the Lucchini plant in Piombino on the Tuscan coastline, where production began in the early 20th century, as government sources said a rescue was being planned.
"The furnace is breathing its last in a surreal and dramatic atmosphere," said one worker, Lorenzo Fusco.
The plant gives work to 4,000 people including contractors and has been in trouble for years.
Source and full story: The Local (Italy), 24 April 2014
Emotional steel workers watched the shutdown at the Lucchini plant in Piombino on the Tuscan coastline, where production began in the early 20th century, as government sources said a rescue was being planned.
"The furnace is breathing its last in a surreal and dramatic atmosphere," said one worker, Lorenzo Fusco.
The plant gives work to 4,000 people including contractors and has been in trouble for years.
Source and full story: The Local (Italy), 24 April 2014
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