Workers of the Renault plant in Northern France went on strike in protest against plans by the carmaker to merge their company with a plant in Douai, 70 km from here. The production electric Kangoo models from Maubeuge will be transferred to Douai.
Saturday at the call of unions, several thousand people came out to protest against the new austerity measures of the automaker Renault. Demonstration, participation in which he called trade unions, was held at the plant of concern in Maubeuge.
In the enterprise city employs 2,100 people. It's closed since Friday morning.
the Demonstrators say that the company management treats them like with the Chinese:
"They treat us like workers in China! We have done so much for this plant, and now they kick us out. Yes, they are just messing with us," Euronews quoted one of the protesters.
Yesterday Renault unveiled a plan to reduce costs by over two billion euros over the next three years. It involves various measures to optimize production, as well as changes for approximately 15 000 employees worldwide.
Previously, the government of France agreed to provide financial support for Renault stricken by a pandemic coronavirus. In return, the group must fulfill a number of conditions, in particular, to produce more electric cars and to participate in the German-French project for the development and production of batteries.
Nissan, part of Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi, also reduces the state. The Spanish authorities promised to do everything possible to prevent close car group's plant in Barcelona, which employs 3 000 people. There are also held mass protests.
the Closure of the plant boa Nissan in Barcelona is a definite hit for the fourth Eurozone economy amid rising unemployment and advancing due to coronavirus crisis of the recession.
Spanish government, which after the meeting with the representatives of the Alliance in January, promised that the factory will be guaranteed, calls for Nissan to consider other solutions to the problem.
the Regional government of Catalonia had also called Nissan to reconsider its decision and stated that the proposed automaker aid package in the amount of 100 million Euros for the production of new models, but as yet no reply received.
Despite the difficulties, the plans for restructuring and reduction of 15000 employees worldwide, the management of Renault has said it will continue to race "Formula 1".
