Advanced World Transport (AWT)

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Czechia
Region
Česko; Moravskoslezsko; Moravskoslezský kraj
Location of affected unit(s)
Ostrava
Sector
Transportation / Storage
52 - Warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation
52 - Warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation
52 - Warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation
200 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
22 December 2010
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2010

Description

Advanced World Transport (AWT), the second largest transport and logistic company in the Czech Republic, announced that some 200 were lost at its Ostrava site by the end of 2010 due to the termination of truck transport. The company, employing about 2,500 people in the Czech Republic, now will mainly focus on railway transport. Workforce reduction will mainly affect truck drivers and administrative staff positions.

Sources

  • 21 December 2010: MF Dnes

Citation

Eurofound (2010), Advanced World Transport (AWT), Internal restructuring in Czechia, factsheet number 71361, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/71361.