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Manufacturing (24 - 25) Manufacture of metals 24.1 - Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys 24.1 - Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys
80 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
23 September 2005
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
On 23 September 2005 the manufacturer of steel Ovako, started codetermination negotiations with the employees in order to cut alltogether 585 jobs in Sweden and in Finland of the total 4,600 vacancies. Some 80 employees will be made redundant from the Imatra unit, which has 650 employees.
Sources
23 September 2005: Helsingin Sanomat
Citation
Eurofound (2005), Ovako, Internal restructuring in Finland, factsheet number 62293, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/62293.