the temporary workers in Quimper are the first to leave, “with heavy hearts of course”

The 152 other employees were asked to wait “at home” for their dismissal letter after the two weeks of winter vacation.

The last Saupiquet factory in France located in Quimper (Finistère) closes Friday December 20, with 152 layoffs. A closure announced in June by the Italian group Bolton Food. It is “a special atmosphere” since the “massive blow” of last June 11, described Thursday Valérie Bonder, CFDT union representative on France Bleu Breizh Izel.

The last 70 temporary workers finish Thursday evening. “They are part of the team in their own right and these people will leave the ship first, with obviously heavy hearts,” underlined the union delegate. On the employee side, after the “two weeks of winter vacation” Who “arrive Friday”they are requested to “stay at home while waiting for the dismissal letter”, she specifies.

If a job protection plan (PSE) was signed on September 19, which the CFDT described as “correct”, Valérie Bonder insists on the fact that the 152 employees “lose their jobs”. “We shouldn’t just talk about compensation”she emphasizes.

Of the 152 employees laid off, “around thirty will retire in the more or less long term”indicates the CFDT delegate. “You also have a lot of people who will take advantage of this time to train for another profession or refine certain knowledge. And then other people who choose to go directly to another job”explains Valérie Bonder. “The majority of people will stay in Finistère”she adds.