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Media 58 - Publishing activities 58.1 - Publishing of books, newspapers and other publishing activities, except software publishing 58.12 - Publishing of newspapers
130 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
7 December 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
On 7 December 2009, De Persgroep Nederland announced it will scrap 130 of the 760 jobs in the Netherlands. The Amsterdam based newspapers De Volkskrant and Trouw will be affected. Forty jobs will be lost in the editorial staff, and another 90 among supporting staff like marketing, client service and advertisement. Earlier, De Persgroep Nederland announced a loss of 185 jobs at the Rotterdam based newspaper AD.
Sources
7 December 2009: NRC Handelsblad
Citation
Eurofound (2009), De Persgroep Nederland, Internal restructuring in Netherlands, factsheet number 70160, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/70160.