Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Poland
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Transportation / Storage
Land, Water And Air Transportation
Land Transport And Transport Via Pipelines
49 - Land transport and transport via pipelines

9,000 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
16 January 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2009

Description

PKP Cargo, Europe’s second-largest rail freight carrier, is to cut 9,000 jobs out of 44,000 by the end of 2009 in the 16 plants located across Poland. The total tonnage moved by PKP Cargo has fallen from 145 million tonnes in 2007 to 122 million tonnes in 2008; the company’s single largest customer is ArcelorMittal, which has been trimming back production at its Polish plants.


Sources

  • 16 January 2009: Gazeta Prawna

Citation

Eurofound (2009), PKP Cargo,, Internal restructuring in Poland, factsheet number 67849, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/67849.