After the announcement of the layoff plan at Auchan and Michelin, anger and sadness reign among the employees of the two groups. They denounce job cuts while the groups’ dividends have increased over the last four years. Do you fear an increase in unemployment in France after these announcements?
3600. This is the number of job cuts announced Tuesday, November 5 at the distributor Auchan and the automobile supplier Michelin. Employees of both groups denounce a decision “shocking” et “scandalous”as expressed by Franck Martineau, FO union representative, in the columns of RFI.
A layoff plan but dividends multiplied by three
At Michelin, leader in tire manufacturing, the closure before 2026 of two industrial sites in the west of France is planned: Cholet (Maine-et-Loire) and Vannes (Morbihan). 1,245 employees are affected. For Auchan, 2,389 jobs out of 53,000 will be eliminated, in particular through the closure of around ten stores. On France Bleu, MP François Ruffin denounced this dismissal plan despite “dividends which have tripled over the last four years”as well as a 40% increase in the assets of the Mulliez family, owner of the group.
Questioned by the president of the communist group in the Assembly, André Chassaigne, Prime Minister Michel Barnier demanded accountability from the group. “I am not proud (…) of a policy that would destroy jobs, ever”he denounced. “I am concerned to know what we did in these groups with the public money that we gave them”he added. “I want to know. And so we are going to ask questions and we will see if this money was used well or poorly to learn lessons.
published on November 6 at 7:00 a.m., Gabriel Gadré, 6Medias
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