Netherlands: Unilever helps former employees open up their business

Former Unilever employees working at the Delft, Loosdrecht and Vlaardingen factories, which are soon going to close, launched, on September 29, 2008, a new packing company. The group helped with the creation of the company, giving up to 2.7 million euro to welcome 100 former employees. (Ref. 080757)
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The company, named Suppack, which employs former Unilever employees, was opened in the presence of Mark Rutte, leader of the liberal party (VVD). This company belongs to the 30 workers who decided to try their luck. This was made easier by the social plan negotiated within the Dutch group Unilever. In August 2007, the group decided, unilaterally, without any consultation procedure, to dismiss 20.000 people throughout Europe, including 474 of its 4.300 Dutch employees. After a social conflict an

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