Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Poland
Region
Makroregion północno-zachodni; Wielkopolskie; Leszczyński
Location of affected unit(s)
Leszno
Sector
Manufacturing
(26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products
27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment
27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment
950 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
3 February 2011
Employment effect (start)
3 February 2011
Foreseen end date
30 June 2011

Description

On 3 February 2011 Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems, an automotive components and wiring harnesses manufacturer, announced it will dismiss 950 production workers in its factory in Leszno. The cuts will be conducted by the end of June 2011. The company plans to keep only the technical department where 50 people are employed. The company's spokesman claimed that declining orders and crisis in the automotive market were the main reasons behind the job losses. For the same reason the company closed its factory in Rawicz in 2009, when about 1,200 workers lost their job.

Sources

  • 4 February 2011: Wirtualny Nowy Przemysł

Citation

Eurofound (2011), Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems, Internal restructuring in Poland, factsheet number 71560, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/71560.