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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Material For Textiles, Apparel, Leather And Related Products Manufacture Of Wearing Apparel 14.1 - Manufacture of wearing apparel, except fur apparel
183 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
5 March 2012
Employment effect (start)
1 April 2012
Foreseen end date
31 December 2014
Description
Sixty, a fashion company based in Italy, is to cut 189 jobs at its main site at Chieti. The site employs 414 workers. The job cuts are included in the 2011-2015 industrial plan, which envisages a range of measures in order to reduce costs. In particular the company intends to outsource some activities.
Sixty, the trade unions and the Province of Chieti have planned some meetings in order to find measures to reduce the social negative effects of job-cuts.
Sources
28 February 2012: Abruzzo 24ore TV
12 March 2012: Cgil Newsletter
Citation
Eurofound (2012), Sixty, Internal restructuring in Italy, factsheet number 73361, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/73361.
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