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Manufacturing (28) Manufacture of machinery and equipment 28 - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 28 - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
New offshoring locations
China
53 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
10 September 2004
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Sicli, manufacturer of fire extinguishers based in Saint-Florentin (Yonne), has decided to outsource the production of the extighinshers' cylinders to China. This move results in the dismissal of 53 employees. 40 of them are interim workers. For the other 13, the company wishes to avoid compulsory redundancies.
Sources
10 September 2004: Les Echos
Citation
Eurofound (2004), Sicli, Offshoring/Delocalisation in France, factsheet number 60616, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/60616.