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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
235 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
24 April 2021
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
30 June 2021
Description
Polish producer of footwear Gino Rossi has announced that the company will cut 235 jobs throughout a collective dismissal programme at its production facility in Słupsk by the end of June 2021. The factory will be closed and the production relocated to the facility in Polkowice.
Gino Rossi was founded in 1992 in Słupsk, Poland. The company specialises in the production of footwear and leather accessories, including handbags, bags and briefcases. In 2019, the company was acquired by the CCC Group.
In March 2020, Gino Rossi announced a collective dismissal programme affecting 190 jobs in Poland.
Eurofound (2021), Gino Rossi, Relocation in Poland, factsheet number 104791, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/104791.
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