Ericsson has withdrawn the 131 layoffs it had planned at its Genoa operations, according to reports from several Italian news outlets. The reversal followed an intervention by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who, according to Corriere della Sera and GenovaToday, placed a phone call to the company's chief executive, identified in reports as Missori.
Il Sole 24 ORE and la Repubblica both reported that the redundancies were pulled after that contact. The outlets did not detail the terms under which the company agreed to step back from the cuts.
The dispute had drawn attention in Rome, with primocanale.it reporting that a summit was held in the capital aimed at preserving the 131 jobs in Genoa. Corriere della Sera quoted Italian business minister Urso welcoming the outcome, saying consensual procedures had been set in motion.
The reports did not specify the company's reasons for the original decision or the full terms of the agreement reached. Further details on how the Genoa positions will be handled going forward have not been disclosed by the outlets cited.
What to watch next: whether Ericsson and Italian officials confirm the arrangement and outline what happens to the Genoa workforce.
