Comerama

Type
Closure
Country
Ireland
Region
Ireland;
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Manufacturing
(13 - 15) Manufacture of textiles, apparel and leather
13 - Manufacture of textiles
13 - Manufacture of textiles
190 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
30 June 2003
Employment effect (start)
1 September 2003
Foreseen end date
1 September 2003

Description

Comerama, which is located in Donegal, went into receivership, and had been in trouble for some time, a indication of the serious problems facing the clothing and textile industry in Ireland. Earlier this year, the workforce rejected an 8% pay cut, which management had proposed in a bid to save the plant.

Last December, Comerama's sister plant in Kilkenny closed with the loss of 160 jobs.

Sources

  • 3 July 2003: Industrial relations news (www.irn.ie)
  • 27 June 2003: The Irish Times

Citation

Eurofound (2003), Comerama, Closure in Ireland, factsheet number 59262, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/59262.