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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers 29.3 - Manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles
231 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
5 December 2006
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Johnson Controls, a company specialised in manufacturing of automotive interior systems such as seating systems, electronics, instrument panels, overhead systems and floor consoles, announced on 5 December 2006 that it will cut 231 jobs in its unit in Geel, Belgium. Johnson Controls currently employs 580 people in Geel. The reason for this decision is the reduction in the activity of the Volkswagen factory in Forest, the company's main client. No direct dismissals are foreseen, but rather voluntary departures.
Sources
6 December 2006: De Tijd
10 January 2007: L'Echo
Citation
Eurofound (2006), Johnson Controls Belgium, Internal restructuring in Belgium, factsheet number 64573, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/64573.
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