Unilever

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
World
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Food And Beverage
Manufacture Of Food Products
10 - Manufacture of food products
20,000 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
5 July 2007
Employment effect (start)
1 October 2007
Foreseen end date
1 October 2010

Description

Unilever, a multi-national group that produces a range of domestic, hygiene, and food products, is to cut 20,000 jobs worldwide. 12,000 of these job losses are to based in Europe, and the group is to close 50 of the 300 plants it operates in Europe. The plan set out by the group covers from October 2007 to October 2010. In late July 2007, the group is due to meet trade unions in order to discuss the social consequences of the restructuring. Unilever employs 179,000 in 100 countries worldwide. Within Europe, it employs approximately 44,000.

Sources

  • 3 August 2007: Il Sole 24 Ore
  • 5 September 2007: Il Diario del lavoro

Citation

Eurofound (2007), Unilever, Internal restructuring in World, factsheet number 65788, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/65788.