Type
Offshoring/Delocalisation
Country
Germany
Region
Hamburg;
Location of affected unit(s)
Hamburg
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Material For Textiles, Apparel, Leather And Related Products
Manufacture Of Textiles
13 - Manufacture of textiles
New offshoring locations
Italy

160 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
19 July 2005
Employment effect (start)
31 December 2005
Foreseen end date
31 December 2005

Description

Fashion group Jil Sander has announced the closure of its factory in Hamburg. Production will be transferred to subcontractors in Italy. The closure is part of a cost cutting programme designed to bring the company back into the black in 2006. The company is working on a redundancy programme with the employees` representatives.


Sources

  • 20 July 2005: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Citation

Eurofound (2005), Jil Sander, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Germany, factsheet number 61943, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/61943.