Lear

Type
Closure
Country
Italy
Region
Isole; Sicilia; Palermo
Location of affected unit(s)
Termini Imerese
Sector
Manufacturing
(28) Manufacture of machinery and equipment
28.1 - Manufacture of general-purpose machinery
28.11 - Manufacture of engines and turbines, except aircraft, vehicle and cycle engines
170 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
4 October 2012
Employment effect (start)
4 December 2012
Foreseen end date

Description

Lear, supplier of seating and electrical power management systems to the automotive industry, is to close its plant located at Termini Imerese (Sicily), with the consequent loss of 170 jobs.

The company has announced to start the collective dismissals procedures, after the recourse to the Wage Guarantee Fund schemes. The closure of the Lear Sicilian plant is strictly linked to the closure of the Fiat plant (occurred in 2011), its main customer. A reindustrialization plan of the area has not yet come into effect.

Sources

  • 5 October 2012: La Repubblica

Citation

Eurofound (2012), Lear, Closure in Italy, factsheet number 74246, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/74246.