In Brazil, where the group had a significant presence, got rid of thousands of workers employed in plantations of sugarcane, grown for their biomass plants, he said a source close to the company source.
( AFP ) .- the giant Spanish renewables Abengoa, in process of avoiding bankruptcy, announced a new plan layoffs after reducing by more than a third of its workforce since the end of 2015, from 28.000 to 17.000.
Abengoa announced in a statement its intention to carry out adjustment measures that could affect up to 10% of its workforce in Spain.
“the current workforce of Abengoa worldwide more than 17,000 professionals, which about 5,000 he is in Spain “said the company in late 2015 reported that employed 28.121 people worldwide, 7,000 of them in Spain.
later that year, Abengoa recorded losses of US $ 1.397 million.
the group, which was proud of the Spanish industry , proceeded to a painful restructuring imposed by its creditors, after inflating its debt to more 9,000 million euros, the result of a policy of uncontrolled investments.
the reduction of its workforce is linked to the sale of assets, voluntary marches and firings.
in Brazil, where the group had a significant presence, he fell off thousands of workers employed in plantations of sugarcane, grown for their biomass plants, said a source close to the company source.
the group is in preconcurso creditors since November and on March 28 he won the support of three quarters of its creditors to activate a clause called “standstill” which allows you to suspend for seven months any claim of advance payment and sale of shares.
Reducing its workforce, the group adapts “to the slowdown in its activities as a result of the situation facing,” the statement released Tuesday, in which Abengoa says he wants to equip itself with “a more efficient and competitive organization” .
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