Workers at the former Ilva steel plants in Taranto and Genoa have intensified protests and strikes amid stalled negotiations with the government over the future of Italy's steel industry.Union leaders Armando Palombo and Stefano Bonazzi have vowed to keep plant occupations until official talks on Genoa’s plant occur, while accusing the government of secretly plotting plant closures under decarbonization policies.The government recently allocated €108 million from an EU loan to maintain operations through February 2026, but unions and opposition leaders demand a public investment plan and permanent public ownership for the steel sector.