The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
(49 - 53) Transportation / Storage 52 - Warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation 52 - Warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation 52 - Warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation
New offshoring locations
Poland
461 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
14 September 2025
Employment effect (start)
15 September 2025
Foreseen end date
31 December 2025
Description
Fiege Logistics has initiated collective dismissal procedures affecting over 300 permanent workers at the Shein logistics facility in Stradella, which will close by year-end as operations transfer to Poland. The German logistics company managing the warehouse for the Chinese fast-fashion brand announced the decision during a meeting at the prefecture office.
The layoffs affect 311 permanent employees including warehouse workers and office staff, while an additional 150 temporary contracts were not renewed upon expiration. Collective dismissal letters will trigger the legally mandated 75-day negotiation period between company and unions.
Fiege has offered relocation for 60 workers to regional warehouses, including 50 positions at Zooplus in Stradella and 10 at Castel San Giovanni, plus €6,000 incentives for transfers to Novara or Bologna facilities. However, few workers have accepted distant relocations due to family obligations in the Pavia area.
Filt CGIL (trade union) Pavia criticized the "ping-pong of responsibility" between Fiege and Shein, demanding concrete proposals including proper severance packages and unemployment benefit activation. The union warns of potential mobilization if adequate responses are not provided.
Eurofound (2025), Fiege Logistics, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Italy, factsheet number 203333, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203333.
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