Company/Organisation:
Tabacofina-Vander Elst
Geographic Location
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Arr. Antwerpen; Prov. Antwerpen; Vlaams Gewest
Location of affected unit(s):
Merksem
Company
Sector:
Manufacturing
Manufacture of food products, beverages and tobacco products
12 - Manufacture of tobacco products
Number Employed:
550
Group:
BAT - British American Tobacco
Employment Effects
Announcement Date:
06-11-2003
Planned Job Reductions min:
230
Planned Job Reductions max:
230
Type of Restructuring:
Bankruptcy/Closure
Additional Information
Tabacofina-Vander Elst, Belgium's last cigarette factory, is closing. The majority of its workers will leave the company by pre-pension. Managment, in cooperation with unions, wants to propose an in house job centre to help the other workers in finding a job elsewhere.
Sources:
06-11-2003LEcho
02-12-2003Le Soir
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