Rifondazione Comunista and its local representatives in Irpinia have declared their support for recent protests by farmers and hauliers in Irpinia and other parts of southern Italy, according to a report by IrpiniaNews.
The statement addresses a mobilisation that had partially eased after meetings with the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport. According to the party, the underlying reasons for the protests remained unresolved despite those talks.
Rifondazione Comunista described the responses offered by Matteo Salvini as "insufficient and inadequate," saying they failed to address what it called the country's structural problems. The party linked the protests to wider concerns about purchasing power, public services, social spending and the cost of living.
The party also defended the conduct of the demonstrators, describing the protests as civil and peaceful. It claimed that protesters allowed the passage of vehicles carrying essential goods and medicines, as well as emergency vehicles. That account comes from the party's statement and has not been independently verified.
The statement sharply criticised a document issued by Campania's three main trade-union confederations, accusing it of criminalising workers and legitimising government repression. The full contents and authorship of that union document were not provided in the material reviewed.
Looking beyond the immediate dispute, Rifondazione Comunista proposed taxing excess profits, introducing a wealth tax, restoring a wage-indexation mechanism and investing in public housing. The available sources do not establish whether those proposals have broader political or public support.
The position fits a wider pattern for the party. In a November 2023 statement, Rifondazione Comunista argued that Salvini's attacks on strikes diverted attention from government policy and called for broad social mobilisation around workers' and social issues.
No response from Salvini, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, or the trade unions was included in the material reviewed, nor were the number, location or duration of the reported protests independently verified.
