08 Oct 2024 | 10:07 AM UTC
Italy: Transport personnel and automotive industry personnel to strike nationwide and demonstrate in Rome Oct. 18
Unionized transport and automotive workers plan to strike nationwide and protest in Rome, Italy, on Oct. 18. Transport disruptions likely.
Two major industrial actions will occur in Italy Oct. 18. The following actions are confirmed:
Unionized local transport workers plan to hold a nationwide 14-hour strike. The local transport strike will mostly impact bus and local railway transport. Pickets of striking transport workers are possible across Italy through Oct. 18.
Automotive industry workers plan to hold a 24-hour strike and protest march in Rome from Barberini Palace to Piazza del Popolo, starting 09:30
The actions are to demand improved salaries and policies for the automotive industry in Italy, respectively. Transport disruptions are likely across Italy through Oct. 18. Increased security and localized road travel and transport disruptions are likely near the rally march route on Oct. 18. Violence is not anticipated.
Reconfirm the availability of local railway services across Italy on Oct. 18. Avoid all protests as a standard precaution. Plan for delays and alternative routes if operating in central Rome Oct. 18. Heed instruction from local authorities. Leave immediately the area at the first signs of confrontation.
