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Manufacturing (29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment 30.4 - Manufacture of military fighting vehicles 30.40 - Manufacture of military fighting vehicles
1,600 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
17 February 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2009
Description
Bumar Łabędy of Gliwice, an armament manufacturer, will make 1,600 employees redundant out of its 3,300 strong workforce. The redundancies will be implemented by the end of 2009. The company blames the job losses on falling orders for its products, which include tanks and other fighting vehicles.
Sources
16 February 2009: Polska Agencja Prasowa Webside (www.pap.pl)
Citation
Eurofound (2009), Bumar Łabędy, Internal restructuring in Poland, factsheet number 68226, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/68226.