Siemens

Type
Closure
Country
Germany
Region
Nordrhein-Westfalen; Düsseldorf; Wesel
Location of affected unit(s)
Kamp-Lintfort
Sector
Manufacturing
(26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products
26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
340 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
15 September 2005
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
30 September 2005

Description

After selling its mobile phone business to taiwanese Benq - the transaction will take effect from October 1st - Siemens will cut 340 jobs at its mobile phone factory in Kamp-Lintfort until the end of September 2005. The affected employees will be taken over by a 'job creation' company for 12 months.

Sources

  • 16 September 2005: Heise Online

Citation

Eurofound (2005), Siemens, Closure in Germany, factsheet number 62276, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/62276.