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Agriculture Agriculture, Forestry And Fishing Crop And Animal Production, Hunting And Related Service Activities 01.13 - Growing of vegetables and melons, roots and tubers
150 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
15 April 2013
Employment effect (start)
15 April 2013
Foreseen end date
Description
On 15 April 2013 Prime Champ, a mushroom grower company was declared bankrupt. The firm employed 750 employees, mainly from Poland. Since the start of 2007, there was criticism from the unions on the working conditions. In January 2013, the managing director was charged by the Labour Inspectorate for exploitation of the employees. Following the bankruptcy, Prime Camp was acquired by the Irish firm Monaghan, saving 600 of the 750 jobs.
Sources
16 April 2013: Het Financieele Dagblad
16 April 2013: De Telegraaf
Citation
Eurofound (2013), Prime Champ, Bankruptcy in Netherlands, factsheet number 75330, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/75330.
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