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Transportation / Storage Land, Water And Air Transportation Land Transport And Transport Via Pipelines 49.1 - Passenger rail transport, interurban
1,800 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
26 June 2012
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2012
Description
On 26 June 2012, railway operator Przewozy Regionalne announced plans to close the Silesian unit headquartered in Katowice. About 1,800 employees will lose their job by the end of 2012.
The main reason given for the unit's closure and dismissals is the lack of public financial support for the company from the Silesia Voivodeship, which at the beginning of 2012 decided not to prolong the contract with the company.
The redundant workers announced protests including the blockade of railways. The company and the voivodeship is to negotiate the conditions of the dismissals.
Przewozy Regionalne is owned and funded by 16 regional governments. The company provides local and interregional passenger transportation.
Sources
26 June 2012: Gazeta Wyborcza ()
26 June 2012: Dziennik Zachodni ()
Citation
Eurofound (2012), Przewozy Regionalne, Closure in Poland, factsheet number 73801, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/73801.
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