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 For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers 29.3 - Manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles
New offshoring locations
Romania
430 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
30 July 2009
Employment effect (start)
1 September 2009
Foreseen end date
30 November 2009
Description
SEWS Slovakia in Topolcany, a producer of wire harnesses, will dismiss 430 employees until the end of November 2009. SEWS, a British producer of components for the automotive industry, will delocalise a part of production from Slovakia to Romania. Redundancies concern production workers as well as the administrative staff and are related to the downturn in car production followed by internal restructuring of the company.
Sources
31 July 2009: SME
30 July 2009: Hospodárske noviny
Citation
Eurofound (2009), SEWS Slovakia, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Slovakia, factsheet number 69393, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/69393.
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