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Région wallonne; Prov. Liège; Bezirk Verviers — Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft
Location of affected unit(s)
Eupen
Sector
Manufacturing (26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products 27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment 27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment
100 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
18 March 2003
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
1 March 2003
Description
Kablewerk Eupen, subsidiary of the Austrian group Pipelife, concluded negotiations in order to reorganise its cable and tubes manufacturing department. 100 jobs are threatened, of which 35 will be directly dismissed.
Sources
3 June 2003: Les Echos
3 October 2003: Les Echos
18 March 2003: Les Echos
Citation
Eurofound (2003), Kabelwerk Eupen AG, Internal restructuring in Belgium, factsheet number 59658, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/59658.