The five French trade union organizations from the Alcan group were invited, on September 11, 2007, upon their request, by the Ministry of Economy and Finances, to share their concerns and require guaranties concerning the tender offer plan of the Anglo-Australian mining group Rio Tinto on the group Alcan. European staff representatives also want to be received by the European Commission which should give its opinion on Alcan's buy out by Rio Tinto, this coming October 2. (Ref. 070741)
The five French trade union organization (half of Alcan’s European workforce is in France) wanted to question the French government about this new takeover bid’s stakes and risks for activities and employment both in France and in Europe. Having a lot of experiences since Alcan bought out Pechiney, French representatives asked the government’s representatives which coordination actions were being led between the different European countries concerned (mainly Germany, Great Britain, France and Switzerland) and they presented their requirements to ask Rio Tinto’s management for guaranties.
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