Whereas Nokia's management already started to dismiss some of the approximately 1.000 temp workers it employs at Bochum, the IG Metall and the WC announced that they want to fight "at all costs" to keep the Bochum site. On January 22, a giant demonstration will take place in front of the doors of the threatened factory. Unions are also asking for a revision of the law on joint management. (Ref. 080052)
According to the IG Metall, several thousands of people are going to demonstrate, on Tuesday, January 22, against the announced closure of the Bochum site, which should lead, this summer, to 2.300 job cuts in the factory itself and about 1.700 subcontracting jobs (see our article No. 80042). On January 15, the Finnish top cell phone maker announced the relocation of its German production site towards Romania and parts towards Hungary and Finland. “In Romania, people work for wages one-tenth of
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