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Ustica Lines announces the suspension of the marine services and the lay-off of 400 workers
Bordering (AnciSicilia): "unheard-of that to the eve of the summery season creates a damage of such proportions"
May 5, 2015
Ustica Lines has newly announced the suspension of own marine services with the Sicilian smaller islands beginning from next thursday and the consequent start of the procedures of lay-off of the 400 workers of the navigation company. Ustica Lines accusation the Sicilian Region to have only corresponded 50% than had to the marine company for services realized in order more than a year.
"The paventata suspension of the connections with the smaller islands by the society Ustica forced Lines to start the lay-off procedures because of a litigation with the Sicilian Region that goes ahead from weeks and that is found to a standstill" would be translate for tourism in "a damage of gigantic proportions for the families of 400 dependent and of the Region". It has emphasized the president of the Association of the Sicilian Municipalities, Leoluca Orlando. "We hope - it has added Bordering - that this situation that it has of the incredible one finds a solution immediate since is unheard-of that to the eve of the summery season a damage of such proportions regarding 400 families and those territories to tourist vocation is created that in the months of average and peak season only succeed to work".
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