“They will leave the ship with a heavy heart”: last days of work at the Saupiquet factory in Quimper

The last Saupiquet factory in France located in Quimper closes this Friday, with 152 layoffsafter 123 years of existence.

A closure announced in June by the Italian group Bolton Food. It is “a special atmosphere“since”sledgehammer” from June 11, recognizes Valérie Bonder, CFDT union delegate, guest this Thursday from France Bleu Breizh Izel.

THE last 70 temporary workers end this 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.

Employees who are going on winter leave are asked 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“, describes Valérie Bonder. “The majority of people will stay in Finistère“, she adds.