Overview
- Provincial data show 44 companies with active suspensions, roughly 60% in metalworking using Article 223 agreements to reduce hours and pay to avoid layoffs.
- The suspensions are clustered in the center‑south industrial belt, with only seven affected firms in the center‑north of the province.
- The total is far below the mid‑2024 peak of more than 11,000 but has edged up from roughly 3,400 recorded in November 2025.
- Companies cite falling domestic demand, increased imports and currency misalignment as the primary drivers, while officials say a broad rebound is not evident.
- The province highlights expanded public works and tripartite labor tables as mitigation, as firm‑level cases continue such as Vassalli’s wage arrears and the Euro meat plant’s stoppage and occupation.