The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Food And Beverage Manufacture Of Food Products 10.20 - Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs
50 - 250 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
9 June 2015
Employment effect (start)
18 June 2015
Foreseen end date
18 June 2015
Description
Due to Russia's embargo on Latvian fish produce, Liepaja fish cannery Kolumbija has decided to halt production. On 9 June 2015, Kolumbija, one of the largest fish processing companies in Latvia, announced that 225 out of 300 employees would be laid off as a result of Russia's embargo on Latvian fish produce. The company plans to retain a small number of workers to carry out specific orders. On 18 June 2015, the company informed media, that thanks to the Government's assistance to fish producers (tax holidays, credit guaranties and other assistance) only 50 workers had been laid off. Fifty workers continued working at the plant and the remaining 200 were on one month paid leave.
Sources
9 June 2015: The Baltic Course
18 June 2015: irLiepaja.lv
Citation
Eurofound (2015), Kolumbija, Internal restructuring in Latvia, factsheet number 84388, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/84388.
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