Romania: end of negotiations on the closing of the Nokia plant

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Finnish mobile giant, Nokia, announced the closing of the Jucu plant in Romania, opened three and a half years ago. After over one month bargaining, the announced that it stroke a deal with unions for the layoff of the 2,200 employees. (Ref. 110679)

Agreement for the social plan. One month after announcing the closing down of the Jucu plant in Romania, which mainly produced low-quality cell phones, the management of the Finnish group and the trade unions announced, on November 4, that the

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