Coccolino

Type
Offshoring/Delocalisation
Country
Italy
Region
Nord-Ovest; Lombardia; Milano
Location of affected unit(s)
Milan
Sector
Manufacturing
(20 - 21) Manufacture of chemicals and pharmaceuticals
20.4 - Manufacture of washing, cleaning and polishing preparations
20.41 - Manufacture of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations
New offshoring locations
United Kingdom, Netherlands
120 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
4 April 2013
Employment effect (start)
10 June 2013
Foreseen end date

Description

Coccolino, one of the brands owned by Anglo-Dutch Unilever group, is to close its site located in Milan with the loss of 120 jobs. The affected site is a logistics and R&D centre; operations will be delocalised to London and Rotterdam.

If the negotiations between the management, trade unions, and local authorities do not result in any alternative solutions, the collective dismissals procedures will start in mid-June. The workers have organised various protest actions.

Unilever has around 3,000 employees in Italy.

Sources

  • 8 April 2013: Il Giorno
  • 8 April 2013: La Repubblica
  • 9 April 2013: Il Giornale

Citation

Eurofound (2013), Coccolino, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Italy, factsheet number 75207, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/75207.