Type
Closure
Country
Czechia
Region
Jihovychod; Vysocina;
Location of affected unit(s)
Pelhřimov
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Material For Textiles, Apparel, Leather And Related Products
Manufacture Of Wearing Apparel
14 - Manufacture of wearing apparel

178 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
12 August 2008
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
30 September 2008

Description

Alfatex Móda, a Czech knitwear producer, is to close its plant in Pelhřimov with the loss of 178 jobs by the end of September 2008. The closure is attributed to the strong Czech currency and the decline of the textile industry in the Czech Republic. About 3,000 jobs have been cut in the textile sector since July 2007. Employment rate in this sector fell by 6.6 percent during a one year period.


Sources

  • 12 August 2008: Hospodárske noviny

Citation

Eurofound (2008), Alfatex Móda, Closure in Czechia, factsheet number 66954, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/66954.