Type
Closure
Country
Spain
Region
Noroeste; Principado de Asturias;
Location of affected unit(s)
Langreo
Sector
Mining / Quarrying
Mining And Quarrying
Mining Of Coal And Lignite
05 - Mining of coal and lignite

480 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
15 April 2007
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Following the tragic burning of a coal mine in Langreo (Asturias), Hulleras del Norte (Hunosa), the public coal mining company, has announced plans to request an Employment Restructuring Programme (Expediente de Regulacion de Empleo in Spanish) to close down the mine. The measure will affect 480 miners.


Sources

  • 15 April 2007: Cinco Días

Citation

Eurofound (2007), Hunosa, Closure in Spain, factsheet number 65309, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/65309.