Carrefour announces 500 cuts and closures in Italy – The Republic

MILAN The French chain Carrefour announced a restructuring of the business in Italy which will involve 500 workers declared redundant and, in addition, the closing of points of sale of Borgomanero, Trofarello and Pontecagnano, the first two in the Piedmont, the last in the Campania region. The claim of the trade union organizations of the category of Filcams cgil, Fisascat cisl and Uiltucs with a joint note, stating that the proclamation of the French multinational company arrived yesterday.

“were also deferred by the company for a series of organisational requirements which lead to a further serious deterioration of working conditions for the employees of the company – add to the trade unions -. The arguments of the enterprise have brought to highlight relevant issues on the developments in the company such as sales, labor cost and the profitability of the year. Hypermarkets are particularly penalised”. Carrefour is also the brand that launched from more than a few months, the openings 24 hours a day. “The information that is declined by the company are found to be generic and improvised”, is continuing, and the initials of the workers. In consideration of the seriousness of what is set forth by the company, was proclaimed the state of agitation and absence from work for workers throughout the group, to take place on Friday 27 and/or Saturday, January 28, in the manner that each territory deems most appropriate. The local structures, in their full autonomy, can also provide additional initiatives.

In Italy in 2016, Carrefour had sales 5,848 billion euros. According to the financial data disclosed by the parent company on the 19th of January, while in absolute terms, it is a less than 1 percent, on a consistent basis instead of the change is the most 0.9%.
Looking at the turnover of the selling points comparable, without any contribution from the fuel and eliminating the effect of changes in the calendar, the revenues in the 2016 in italy have been 2.1 per cent. From Filcams cgil recall, as previously, the strategy in Italy, the group is based on the opening 24 hours of points of sale, without that this has baked results are exciting.

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