Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Romania
Region
Sud-Vest; Gorj;
Location of affected unit(s)
Târgu Jiu, Gorj county, South - West region
Sector
Mining / Quarrying
Mining And Quarrying
Mining Of Coal And Lignite
05 - Mining of coal and lignite

600 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
1 September 2009
Employment effect (start)
15 September 2009
Foreseen end date

Description

Societatea Naţională a Lignitului Oltenia, a lignite mining company, announced the dismissal of 600 employees to take place in Târgu Jiu this Autumn. The measure is part of the larger closure of the company's lignite mining units by 2012. Presently, the company has approximately 9,000 employees.


Sources

  • 2 September 2009: Economistul

Citation

Eurofound (2009), Societatea Naţională a Lignitului Oltenia, Internal restructuring in Romania, factsheet number 69599, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/69599.