Type
Closure
Country
Slovakia
Region
Vychodne Slovensko; Presovsky kraj;
Location of affected unit(s)
Humené
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Material For Textiles, Apparel, Leather And Related Products
Manufacture Of Wearing Apparel
14.13 - Manufacture of other outerwear

318 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
25 November 2008
Employment effect (start)
15 December 2008
Foreseen end date
31 December 2008

Description

Due to restructuring, Slovak garment manufacturer Zekon will close its production plant in Humené, where all 318 employees will be redundant by the end of 2008. About 80 of them might find a temporary job in Zekon’s main plant in Michalovce. 


Sources

  • 25 November 2008: SME

Citation

Eurofound (2008), Zekon, Closure in Slovakia, factsheet number 67551, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/67551.