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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
345 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
10 October 2008
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
1 January 2009
Description
Eaton - a global technology leader in electrical systems and products - is to close its plant in Massa (Tuscany), with the consequent loss of 345 jobs.
The trade unions reacted to the company decision by going on strike; moreover, they seek to involve the national and local authorities in order to avoid the closure of the plant.
Eaton is a diversified, integrated company which operates in five business segments: electrical, hydraulics, aerospace, automotive and truck components. It has around 82,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 150 countries. In Italy Eaton has around 1,500 employees distributed in five plants: Eaton in Pessano con Bornago (MI); Massa It Loc in Tuscany; Monfalcone in Friuli Venezia Giulia; Bosconero and Rivarolo in the province of Turin (Piedmont).
Sources
17 October 2008: Il Diario del lavoro
Citation
Eurofound (2008), Eaton, Closure in Italy, factsheet number 67261, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/67261.
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