Marc Ferraci, Minister of Industry “calls for an exemplary support plan from the group for employees and territories”.
The Minister Delegate for Industry Marc Ferracci on Tuesday called on Michelin to put in place an “exemplary support plan for employees and territories”, after the announcement of the group's decision to close its two sites by 2026 of the West, in Cholet and Vannes
“Marc Ferraci regrets Michelin's decision and calls for an exemplary support plan from the group for employees and territories,” indicated the minister's office attached to Bercy.
The minister “will be vigilant on the quality of the measures that will be implemented both on the reclassification and retraining of each employee and on the actions of finding a buyer so as not to impact the industrial footprint of the territory”, we said. added from the same source.
“No one at the side of the road”
As feared by staff for several weeks, Michelin announced its decision to close on Tuesday morning to the 1,254 employees of these two factories in the west of France, justified according to the group by the “collapse” of sales of tires for trucks and vans and the “deterioration of Europe's competitiveness”.
In an interview with AFP, Michelin CEO Florent Menegaux promised to leave “no one behind”. He announced two commitments from the group: “to take care of everyone” and “to recreate at least as many jobs as we have lost in the territory”.
Referring to the actions taken by the tire manufacturer in La Roche-sur-Yon or Joué-Les-Tours to recreate jobs after cuts, the ministry stressed that “Michelin must therefore succeed in Cholet and Vannes as well and has committed to putting the means into it.
“Marc Ferracci asks Michelin to involve all territorial stakeholders (elected officials, prefecture, consular chambers, economic development agencies),” added the ministry, specifying that “the first meetings must be held this week.”
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