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 - Manufacture of leather and related products
New offshoring locations
350 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
19 May 2006
Employment effect (start)
1 July 2006
Foreseen end date
31 August 2006
Description
American Samsonite Company decided to close its production plant in Slovakia, where luggages and handbags are produced. Production will be delocalised from Šamorín to China. The Company owner informed the chair of local job office about the decision. According to the chair of the job office, all employees will be dismissed till the end of August 2006. Samsonite recently closed its plant in Belgium, too.
Sources
19 May 2006: SME
Citation
Eurofound (2006), Samsonite, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Slovakia, factsheet number 63500, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/63500.
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