Type
Closure
Country
France
Region
Bassin Parisien; Centre; Eure-et-Loir
Location of affected unit(s)
Dreux
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products
Manufacture Of Computer, Electronic And Optical Products
26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products

212 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
13 February 2010
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Philips has announced the closure of its plasma screen production site in Dreux where 212 workers are employed. After a first announcement had been made in October 2009, this was confirmed on 13 February 2010. The announcement was followed by strikes and lockouts.

According to a trade union representative, employees have been offered 12 month fixed-term contracts in a Philips site in Hungary.


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2010), Philips, Closure in France, factsheet number 70194, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/70194.