The average age of the staff is 55 years old

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If nothing stops it, on July 1, an Employment Regulation File will be activated due to the termination of 190 workers at Marie Claire, the hosiery company located in Vilafranca, in Els Ports, which acts as economic support for the entire region. Or in the worst case, total closure. Due to this situation, many employees are considering these days whether to pack their bags and move to another location regarding the future of the company. Currently 300 employees work at the firm, 214 from this plant, and there are many who are considering leaving. “That is the real drama, having to leave,” explains Cristóbal Monfort, president of the Marie Claire works council. The real drama is having to leave." Cristóbal Monfort, president of the Marie Claire works council On Monday there was a meeting that ended at the last minute without progress on the feasibility plan proposed by the unions.

According to them, the company does not see it as viable and is considering the termination ERE for all workers and liquidation on June 30 as no investment has arrived. One of the company's proposals was to Russia Mobile Number List continue working with less infrastructure and also with a reduced salary burden, but in that scenario it also contemplated the entry of an investor interested in supporting the brand's relaunch project. The company spoke, in a statement issued on May 30, of trying to "find a solution to the liabilities accumulated over the last decade." He doesn't seem to have found it. The company's financial difficulties have led it over the years to request support from the IVF, whose funds paid the firm's outstanding debts. These days the IVF confirms that they will hold an "information meeting" with the works council to explain the role that the entity has had, "how we have helped the company.



The staff is aware of the difficulties that have occurred, but what weighs most on them is the departure, "when the people here have fought so hard, even when they had to lower their salary, they lowered it," explains Monfort. He recognizes that he is one of those who is contemplating the transfer, in this case to Castelló, since both he and his wife work in the company. They have two minor children and at 49 years old he is not very optimistic, but he is brave and daring. “Actually, I'm just pragmatic,” he explains why, deep down, everyone feels “abandoned by God. And on top of that, Marie Claire has added value that is going to be lost,” he reflects. And in addition to the resignation, the president of the works council points out that there is concern and concern among the staff and, "a lot of anger.