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Manufacturing (13 - 15) Manufacture of textiles, apparel and leather 13.3 - Finishing of textiles 13.3 - Finishing of textiles
500 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
31 August 2010
Employment effect (start)
30 April 2010
Foreseen end date
31 August 2010
Description
OP Prostějov, a traditional Czech clothing manufacturer, has annonced 500 job cuts. The firm has been undergoing bankruptcy since January 2010 and closed one-third of its 100 stores in order to maintain profitability of the business.
Since April 2010, the firm had to reduce workforce by a total of 1,100. In April 2010, the company announced a workforce reduction of 600 out of 1,500 staff (see fact sheet No 15436).
Sources
31 August 2010: Finanční noviny
1 September 2010: MF Dnes
Citation
Eurofound (2010), OP Prostějov, Internal restructuring in Czechia, factsheet number 70877, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/70877.