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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Material For Textiles, Apparel, Leather And Related Products Manufacture Of Leather And Related Products 15.20 - Manufacture of footwear
51 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
10 November 2020
Employment effect (start)
1 December 2020
Foreseen end date
Description
The manufacturer specialised in dance articles and luxury shoes, Repetto, has announced 51 job cuts in France out of a total workforce of 300 employees. 31 job cuts concern the Saint-Médard-d'Excideuil production plant (140 employees, Dordogne). The others would concern the brand's shops located in France. The employees will be made redundant. According to a trade union leader, activity has been declining for the last three years. The lockdown and the health situation have only accentuated the company's difficulties. A job protection plan has been signed with the unions.
Eurofound (2020), Repetto, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 102559, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/102559.
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