Morcone's Ficomirrors plant is at the centre of a growing labour dispute after the announced transfer to Poland of production of the mirror for the Fiat Ducato. Supplier Stamplast srl, which says it has worked alongside Ficomirrors for around forty years, is now warning that subcontractors and dozens of families in the Sannio area could pay the price.
Stamplast's message, reported by NTR24, is that the supply chain should not be left out of the institutional crisis talks. In its words: "Quarant'anni insieme, ora lasciati a noi stessi" — forty years together, now left on our own.
What has been announced
According to the local reports validated for this article, the dispute concerns the announced transfer to Poland of the Ducato mirror production currently carried out in Morcone, in the province of Benevento.
No official company statement explaining the reasons, timetable or final scope of the transfer was available in the sources acquired. That leaves the exact industrial plan unverified from a primary company source.
Workers block the plant, mayors call for talks
Workers have begun a mobilisation and, according to the sources, have blocked the plant. The mayors of Alto Tammaro have expressed solidarity with the workers and asked for discussions involving the company, unions and institutions to stop the production transfer.
A joint document from the mayors links the dispute to production continuity at the plant, local skills and the risk of industrial impoverishment in Alto Tammaro. Local administrators describe the crisis as an issue affecting not only Ficomirrors, but also the productive fabric and social stability of the Tammaro inland areas.
Stamplast: include the supply chain
Stamplast srl presents itself as a strategic partner of Ficomirrors in Morcone for about forty years.
Its concern is twofold: the direct future of its own activity tied to Ficomirrors, and the wider absence of subcontractors from the crisis table. Stamplast argues the institutional table should include the supply chain and points to a risk for dozens of families connected to its work.
Institutional voices cited in local coverage estimate that more than 200 families could be exposed to the employment consequences of the dispute. That figure comes from a regional councillor cited in the press and is not verified by a primary company or union source.
What to watch next
Readers following the case should watch for three concrete developments:
- A formal response from Ficomirrors on what is being moved, when and how many jobs are affected.
- Whether the regional or prefectural meeting requested by local actors is formally convened, and who is invited.
- Whether subcontractors such as Stamplast are admitted to that process alongside the company, unions and mayors.
For now, two points are confirmed by multiple independent local reports: the plant in Morcone is mobilised against the Poland transfer, and the mayors of the area have taken a public position in support of the workers while calling for institutional talks.
What remains unconfirmed
The sources do not yet confirm the exact number of jobs directly and indirectly involved. Reports referring to labour-cost differences in Poland are presented as points raised by the mayors and are not independently verified. Confirmation of any convened crisis table was also not available in the acquired sources.
