Type
Closure
Country
Portugal
Region
Continente; Lisboa; Grande Lisboa
Location of affected unit(s)
Cacém
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Material For Textiles, Apparel, Leather And Related Products
Manufacture Of Wearing Apparel
14 - Manufacture of wearing apparel

280 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
19 December 2003
Employment effect (start)
1 December 2003
Foreseen end date
1 February 2004

Description

The textile company Melka announced its closure. The measure will affect 280 workers on a collective basis. The measure is due to severe economic difficulties and the relocation of activities to countries of the Eastern Europe and the Far East.


Sources

  • 19 December 2003: Diário de Notícias

Citation

Eurofound (2003), Melka, Closure in Portugal, factsheet number 58860, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/58860.