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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Material For Textiles, Apparel, Leather And Related Products Manufacture Of Textiles 13.3 - Finishing of textiles
600 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
29 April 2010
Employment effect (start)
30 April 2010
Foreseen end date
Description
OP Prostějov, a traditional Czech clothing manufacturer, has announced 600 job cuts as of 30 April 2010. The Jeseník plant will be closed and some 300 jobs will be lost; another 300 jobs will be cut at the Prostějov plant.
The company, currently employing 1,500 people, has been undergoing bankruptcy since January 2010. Job losses are attributed to cheap competition from Asia and a strong CZK exchange rate over the past couple of years. Management of the firm has officially admitted that they cannot pay compensation for dismissed workers, hence the state will provide severance pay package.
Sources
29 April 2010: Hospodárske noviny
Citation
Eurofound (2010), OP Prostějov, Internal restructuring in Czechia, factsheet number 70483, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/70483.
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