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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers 29.3 - Manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles
150 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
25 March 2010
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2010
Description
Italcardano, an Italian manufacturer of driveshaft, is to cut 150 jobs at its plant located in Crescentino, in the province of Vercelli. The company has announced a reorganisation plan mainly due to the negative effects of the economic crisis. In the last year, the Ministry of Labour has already approved the recourse to 'extraordinary' Wages Guarantee Fund for the workers employed by the Italcardano.
In order to avoid the layoffs, the trade unions have required to the company the recourse to another social shock absorber, i.e. the job-security agreements.
Italcardano produces driveshaft and develop assembly activities for several carmakers. In the Crescentino plant the company has 470 employees.
Sources
25 March 2010: La Stampa
Citation
Eurofound (2010), Italcardano, Internal restructuring in Italy, factsheet number 70386, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/70386.
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