The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Material For Textiles, Apparel, Leather And Related Products Manufacture Of Leather And Related Products 15 - Manufacture of leather and related products
186 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
3 October 2008
Employment effect (start)
3 October 2008
Foreseen end date
3 October 2008
Description
Shoe manufacturer Mebona Bőripari Kft closed down its facility in Bonyhád, dismissing 186 workers. 161 employees were dismissed immediately, while 17 women on maternity leave will be dismissed after their leaves have ended. The closure was the result of stock build up in Germany, driven by falling demand, which made the company's German partner withhold expected contracts.
Sources
3 October 2008: Index
8 October 2008: Heti Világgazdaság
3 October 2008: TEOL
Citation
Eurofound (2008), Mebona Bőripari, Closure in Hungary, factsheet number 69251, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/69251.
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