Sony

Type
Offshoring/Delocalisation
Country
France
Region
Grand Est; Alsace; Haut-Rhin
Location of affected unit(s)
Ribeauvillé
Sector
Manufacturing
(26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products
26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
New offshoring locations
Various Locations
300 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
27 May 2004
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2004

Description

Sony has announced the redundancy of 31% of its workforce in the production site of Ribeauvillé, i.e. 300 job losses out of a total of 977. This is due to the fact that the production of the portable PC Vaio will be delocalised in Asia.

Sources

  • 28 May 2004: La Tribune

Citation

Eurofound (2004), Sony, Offshoring/Delocalisation in France, factsheet number 60470, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/60470.