More than 15,000 workers march in the streets of the Sicilian town of Termini Imerese on October 9. The action coincided with a one-day general strike to protest massive cuts in manufacturing jobs announced by the bosses of Fiat. The company, which is Italy’s largest private employer, produces cars, construction equipment, and has major investments in the financial sector. Fiat announced that it will eliminate more than 8,100 jobs--more than a fifth of its workforce in Italy--and shut down production lines. Unemployment in some parts of the south of the country is already as high as 20 percent.
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