The German car manufacturer has announced a European restructuring plan with reductions of capacities. The European Metalworkers' Federation (EMF) is demanding the negotiation of a European agreement on restructuring and has set up a trade union coordination. The VW plant of Forest in Belgium would stop producing the Golf, leading to around 3500 job cuts according to a trade union source. (Ref 061167)
The German automobile group Volkswagen was due to announce a European restructuring plan on November 21st. Volkswagen has already started a deep restructuring of German sites. The main measure is the shedding of 20 000 jobs in Germany. « Restructuring will take place on other sites too, said Volkswagen management on November 21st, in order to reach a competitive production and a full functioning of VW plants in Western Europe ». The Belgian VW plant of Forest (near Brussels) on strike, expected
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