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Manufacturing (24 - 25) Manufacture of metals 24.1 - Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys 24.1 - Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys
225 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
5 February 2009
Employment effect (start)
1 April 2009
Foreseen end date
30 June 2009
Description
The Danish iron foundry, Vald. Birns Jernstøberi in Holstebro announced that 225 employees in the production department will be made redundant. The reason for restructuring is lack of orders. Vald. Birn is sub supplier to the car industry. According to collective agreement the management and the employees' representatives will discuss possibile ways to mitigate the redundancies.
Sources
5 February 2009: 3F.DK
Citation
Eurofound (2009), Vald Birns Jernstøberi, Internal restructuring in Denmark, factsheet number 68626, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/68626.