France: the Labour Ministry presented a second case to the European Globalization Fund (EGF) for the automotive sector

After asking for almost 500,000 euros -a request made for one of PSA's subcontracting firm - the French Labour Ministry transmitted a new case to the European Commission, in order to help a plastic processing company, subcontractor for Renault. The EGF could grant 20,000 euros to finance the training and reconversion of over 600 employees of this car manufacturer's four factories. (Ref. 070293)
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The French automobile industry is about to experience important reorganizations and the first touched are car manufacturers and subcontractors for the automotive industry. Under the influence of variations from external trade, 10,000 jobs from the automobile industry were suppressed in 2006, weakening employment basins already quite fragile. All the conditions are thus gathered, according to the French Labour Ministry, to ask for help from the fund the EU set up to support people suffering from

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