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Manufacturing (29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment 29.3 - Manufacture of motor vehicle parts and accessories 29.3 - Manufacture of motor vehicle parts and accessories
700 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
22 July 2010
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
30 June 2010
Description
American Molex Company, a producer of wire harnesses for the auto industry, are to cut 700 jobs before the end of June 2010. The company has decided to discontinue production activities in Slovakia; the company will retain some 100 employees in the short-term to wind down operations.
Sources
22 July 2010: Hospodárske noviny ()
Citation
Eurofound (2010), Molex, Closure in Slovakia, factsheet number 70806, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/70806.