Unions, managers and the regional government reached, on Thursday, July 5, an agreement on the closure of the Puerto Real factory and the dismissal of its 1.600 employees. After 24 hours of almost uninterrupted negotiations, the three present parties agreed that employees should get 45 days for every year worked, with a maximum of 42 monthly payments. The total of the measures would amount to 120 million euros. The agreement also plans the handover to the Andalusia region of about 160 million active workers who, according to the Europa Press agency, should be supervised jointly by the region and unions. (Ref. 070603)
The American multinational company had announced, on February 22, the closure of its Puerto Real factory in Andalusia, justifying its decision by the fact that the site had compiled during the last five years losses for a total 150-million euros amount (see our story 070177). Afterwards followed a persistent union mobilization (see our story 070446), supported by the regional government – which had granted 14 million in public subventions between 2003 and 2005, in preparation for the presentati
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