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Administrative Services Office Administrative, Office Support And Other Business Support Activities Business Support Service Activities N.E.C. 82.92 - Packaging activities
New offshoring locations
Czechia
527 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
23 February 2012
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 October 2012
Description
Pharma Westen, a subsidiary of Danish Orifarm specialised in the retailing of pharmaceutical products, will close its packaging plant at Leverkusen, Germany, and move operations to the Czech Republic. 527 persons will lose their jobs by the 31 October.
Most of the workers (496 people) hold a contingent part-time contract (mini-job), 31 people affected work full time.
Sources
23 February 2012: RP Online
Citation
Eurofound (2012), Pharma Westen, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Germany, factsheet number 73479, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/73479.
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