Cloetta Fazer - the concern is closing factory in Poland
- Dział: English news
In Gdańsk trade-unionists from Scandinavian Cloetta Fazer concern are demanding to stop liquidation of the their factory, 320 people are employed there. Trade-unionists has sent a letter to the management of the concern. They plan to take a protest action. About the fact that that their factory will be shut, they found out unaware before Easter holidays. Liquidation of factory it is a tragedy for many families - said Danuta Kwapińska, unionist from "Solidarity". In trade-unionists' opinion, the management of the concern broke the agreement of the European Plant Committee, which Cloetty Fazer workers are sitting down in. Before the decision consultation with trade unions should have taken place. Now unionists are spreading the information action among workers and we are looking for (and ask for) the support in Scandinavian labour unions.
Sweets have been produced in Gdańsk since 80 years. In workers' opinion the Scandinavian concern bought the factory a few years ago intentionally in order to lead to its fall. Sweets have been produced in Gdańsk through years and it was well. A concern came now and it closed the factory in order to get rid of rivalry on the market - said trade-unionists. Products of the company won't certainly disappear from Polish shops. Fazer intends to import them from Finnish and Swedish factories.