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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers 29.32 - Manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles
152 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
3 July 2021
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
The Italian manufacturer of wheels for trucks and motorcycles, Gianetti Ruote, announced its intention to close the production plant in Ceriano Laghetto (province of Monza and Brianza) and opened a collective dismissal procedure for all the152 workers.
According to trade unions and workers' representatives, the announcement came unexpectedly and despite the significant amount of orders recently received by the company.
Workers and trade unions started protest initiatives, and local and national institutions have encouraged the company to suspend the dismissal procedure and make use of social shock absorbers until a new investor is identified.
Eurofound (2021), Gianetti Ruote, Closure in Italy, factsheet number 105156, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/105156.
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