Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Belgium
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Transportation / Storage
Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation, Postal And Courier Activities
Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation
52.24 - Cargo handling

900 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
8 September 2009
Employment effect (start)
1 October 2009
Foreseen end date
31 December 2010

Description

The Belgian national railway company will cut 900 jobs within its cargo subsidiary, B Cargo, by the end of 2010. The restructuring plan is intended to avoid a future deficit. The management hopes to have a balanced budget for 2011.


Sources

  • 8 September 2009: L'Echo
  • 9 September 2009: Le Soir

Citation

Eurofound (2009), B Cargo, Internal restructuring in Belgium, factsheet number 69632, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/69632.