GOODYEAR AMIENS TO CUT 402 JOBS AT FRENCH PLANT

Les Echos, April 30, 2008

Yesterday, the management of tyre manufacturer Goodyear-Dunlop confirmed that it plans to reduce production in France. This reduction will result in the loss of 402 jobs at its plant in Amiens Nord, in the north of the country. The plan follows the refusal of unions to sign an accord on the reorganisation of duties.

In a communique, Goodyear-Dunlop management has indicated that the plan to reduce production, which will see the production of saloon vehicle tyres reduced by 38 per cent this year, will result in the loss of 402 permanent jobs from September onwards. The plant has a workforce of around 1,400.