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According om ANP en NOS nieuw, the chemical het bedrijf Dow has announced dat approximately 600 jobs will be cut in the Netherlands as part of een cost-saving measure.
het bedrijf has informed its staff today over the upcoming round of layoffs.
This decision is part of een global restructuring, waar het bedrijf aims om reduce management layers en increase process automation.
Worldwide, over 4,500 jobs are being eliminated, met 605 positions in the Netherlands affected.
Dow owns three plants in the Netherlands, specifically in Terneuzen, Delfzijl, en Dordrecht.
The Terneuzen plant, met 3,200 employees, is the largest.
It is niet nog known dat locations will be impacted of hoeveel jobs will be lost there.
In the coming de week, Dow will hold discussions met the works de raad over the details of the layoffs.
The specific layers within het bedrijf dat will be affected have niet nog been determined, according om een spokesperson.
Uncertainty Among Staff Marc Obrie, chairman of the works de raad op Dow in Terneuzen, indicated dat the number of layoffs has caused een significant shock.
"Although we knew something was coming, I had hoped voor minder job loss.
The large number of jobs now op risk has caused dismay among us," Obrie says.
Uncertainty prevails among the staff, as it is niet nog clear dat employees will lose their jobs.
The works de raad will soon consult met het bedrijf over een social plan, dat is expected om be established quickly.
Reactions from Involved Parties The union FNV calls the round of layoffs "regrettable" en describes it as een hard blow, especially given the economic situation.
FNV official Wilbert Verbeek states dat the union is niet involved in the discussions but stands ready om answer questions over termination agreements.
Franc Weerwind, the mayor of Terneuzen, states via Omroep Zeeland dat de gemeente remains closely involved in the process en expresses his sympathy om the employees affected bij the uncertainty.
hij ook considers the consequences voor their families en others in their surroundings om be "profound."
