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Transportation / Storage Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation, Postal And Courier Activities Postal And Courier Activities 53.2 - Other Postal And Courier Activities
500 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
5 March 2024
Employment effect (start)
5 March 2024
Foreseen end date
Description
DHL, the package delivery and logistics company, has opened an International Logistics Centre in Robakowo, which will employ around 500 people. The new facility was created as a joint project between DHL eCommerce, Post + Parcel Germany and DHL Freight, and is designed to respond to the growing volume of e-commerce shipments; the location was chosen as a hub for shipments to and from Europe, particularly Germany. Logistics and office staff will be employed to operate the centre, terminal and cross-dock facilities. DHL is a German multinational package delivery and supply chain management company headquartered in Bonn. Previous restructuring cases included the creation 800 jobs in August 2021 (DHL-2021-PL), of 300 jobs announced in January 2019 (DHL-2019-PL) and the creation of 700 jobs announced in April 2019 (DHL-2019-PL).
Eurofound (2024), DHL, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 200943, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/200943.
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