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Manufacturing (26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products 27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment 27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment
300 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
19 April 2010
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2012
Description
Electrolux, the world's largest producer of domestic appliances, is to cut 300 jobs at its site located at Forlì. In this plant the group employs 1,100 workers and produces ovens. Moreover, the company's plan envisages new investments in order to produce high-quality ovens at the Forlì plant.
The trade unions have requested to meet the company's managers in order to find alternative solutions to the job-cuts.
Sources
26 April 2010: La Repubblica
Citation
Eurofound (2010), Electrolux, Internal restructuring in Italy, factsheet number 70463, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/70463.