Type
Closure
Country
Belgium
Region
Vlaams Gewest; Prov. West-Vlaanderen; Arr. Brugge
Location of affected unit(s)
Bruges
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Material For Textiles, Apparel, Leather And Related Products
Manufacture Of Textiles
13.2 - Weaving of textiles

107 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
12 January 2010
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
30 April 2010

Description

On 12 January, textile company Uco Yarns announced the closure of its site in Bruges and the loss of 107 jobs (87 blue-collar jobs and 20 white-collar jobs) by the end of April. This announcement is a hard blow after the closure of the Ghent site in September 2008 resulting in 379 dismissals.


Sources

  • 13 January 2010: De Standaard
  • 12 January 2010: L'Echo (www.lecho.be)
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Citation

Eurofound (2010), UCO Yarns, Closure in Belgium, factsheet number 70131, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/70131.