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Östra Sverige; Östra Mellansverige; Västmanlands län
Location of affected unit(s)
Västerås
Sector
Manufacturing (26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products 26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
90 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
14 January 2005
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Flextronics will cut 90 jobs at its plant in Västerås. The reasons for this redundancy plan are the hard competition in the electonics sector in Sweden and the reorganisation of the company, which will lead to a reduction of the workload.
Sources
14 January 2005: Sveriges Radio
14 January 2005: Dagens Arbete
Citation
Eurofound (2005), Flextronics, Internal restructuring in Sweden, factsheet number 61074, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/61074.