The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Material For Textiles, Apparel, Leather And Related Products Manufacture Of Leather And Related Products 15.2 - Manufacture of footwear
316 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
14 May 2013
Employment effect (start)
1 May 2013
Foreseen end date
30 June 2013
Description
Shoe maker Galand announced mass dismissals in its factories in Snina and Bardejov. The Company is export-oriented and produces components for shoe manufacturers in the EU. The dismissals will affect 316 workers and are caused by drops in orders from customers. Key customers, mainly in Germany, Austria and Denmark, found now their suppliers in countries with lower labour costs, e.g. Romania, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Sources
14 May 2013: Hospodárske noviny
Citation
Eurofound (2013), Galand, Internal restructuring in Slovakia, factsheet number 75395, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/75395.
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