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HP layoffs : European Commission involved !
A meeting in Brussels has been organized by the EMF (European Metalworkers' Federation) with Fernando Vasquez (Adviser to the General Corporate restructuring, European Commission, Directorate-General Director for Social Employment Affairs and Equal Opportunities ) accompanied by two experts.
EMF was represented by 9 people of 4 different nationalities of which Peter Scheerer, Secretary-general of the EMF, only interlocutor recognized by the European Commission.
Writer of this summary is Marc-Antoine Marcantoni, responsible for HP case within the EMF.
Fernando Vasquez read the letter sent by the French Government seizing the European Commission, and indicated that it had met representatives of the direction of HP which gave him few information. HP Management told them that delocalized employment would be around weak qualification! It is of course contrary with the reality of the HP project and we made the demonstration of it.
The European Commission is taking HP case very seriously and held a meeting as of September 30th about restructuring projects in Europe with HP like central subject. The Commission notes that a great part of the delocalizations take place inside the European zone, and thus from the employment removed in France, Germany, Holland, the United Kingdom will find themselves in Wroclaw, Bucarest and Bratislava. They were interested and anxious to note that these jobs will go later further to Asia and will not remain in Eastern Europe.
The Commission will play the following roles on HP subject :
- Legal to make sure that the consultations of the EC European are done while following the law strictly. A debate took place on the refusal of access of independent observers, the lack of transmitted information and the confidentiality imposed by HP.
- Instrumental with the installation of specific devices to minimize the social consequences.
- Strategic because HP project is causing a shock wave in the EC on the delocalization of added value employment. Where are the European jobs of tomorrow ? Which strategy and R/D in Europe for the large multinationals like HP ?. These subjects cannot remain taboos any more.
Next Stages:
- European Commission restructuring meeting on September 30th in Brussels
- EMF Meeting about HP with all the countries on October 27th in Brussels
- EMF Meeting with Mr Spidla, head of Social Employment Affairs at the EC, proposed by the European Commission
- EMF Meeting with Fernando Serafini asked by the FEM
- HP case highlighted at the European Trade Union Confederation (Etuc)
More infos on EMF which gathers 65 trade unions in 33 countries of Europe and represents in Europe our social, political and economic interests : http://www.emf-fem.org
One of its subjects of predilection : the unexploited know-how of European workers.
EMF was represented by 9 people of 4 different nationalities of which Peter Scheerer, Secretary-general of the EMF, only interlocutor recognized by the European Commission.
Writer of this summary is Marc-Antoine Marcantoni, responsible for HP case within the EMF.
Fernando Vasquez read the letter sent by the French Government seizing the European Commission, and indicated that it had met representatives of the direction of HP which gave him few information. HP Management told them that delocalized employment would be around weak qualification! It is of course contrary with the reality of the HP project and we made the demonstration of it.
The European Commission is taking HP case very seriously and held a meeting as of September 30th about restructuring projects in Europe with HP like central subject. The Commission notes that a great part of the delocalizations take place inside the European zone, and thus from the employment removed in France, Germany, Holland, the United Kingdom will find themselves in Wroclaw, Bucarest and Bratislava. They were interested and anxious to note that these jobs will go later further to Asia and will not remain in Eastern Europe.
The Commission will play the following roles on HP subject :
- Legal to make sure that the consultations of the EC European are done while following the law strictly. A debate took place on the refusal of access of independent observers, the lack of transmitted information and the confidentiality imposed by HP.
- Instrumental with the installation of specific devices to minimize the social consequences.
- Strategic because HP project is causing a shock wave in the EC on the delocalization of added value employment. Where are the European jobs of tomorrow ? Which strategy and R/D in Europe for the large multinationals like HP ?. These subjects cannot remain taboos any more.
Next Stages:
- European Commission restructuring meeting on September 30th in Brussels
- EMF Meeting about HP with all the countries on October 27th in Brussels
- EMF Meeting with Mr Spidla, head of Social Employment Affairs at the EC, proposed by the European Commission
- EMF Meeting with Fernando Serafini asked by the FEM
- HP case highlighted at the European Trade Union Confederation (Etuc)
More infos on EMF which gathers 65 trade unions in 33 countries of Europe and represents in Europe our social, political and economic interests : http://www.emf-fem.org
One of its subjects of predilection : the unexploited know-how of European workers.
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