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Germany faces industrial job cuts as automotive and food sectors restructure
Germany is experiencing significant industrial restructuring, marked by large-scale job cuts and labor unrest. In the automotive supply sector, Schaeffler announced plans to eliminate 3,460 jobs across Europe, with 2,660 of those positions located in Germany. This includes the closure of four German plants in Morbach, Dortmund, Berlin, and Schwalbach. Additionally, the supplier Bosch plans to cut 750 jobs at its Abstatt development center by 2029, citing competition from Asian manufacturers and the shift toward electronic braking systems. Magna also announced the closure of its Waldshut-Tiengen plant, affecting 255 employees by early 2027.
Labor tensions are rising as the IG Metall union leads strikes involving over 400,000 workers in the automotive, mechanical, and electrical sectors. These protests follow a breakdown in wage negotiations, with workers seeking a 5 percent increase while employers offered 1.3 percent.
In the food industry, the Zur-Mühlen Group, part of the Tönnies Group, is closing its production site in Dissen due to stagnating sales and rising energy and logistics costs. To avoid redundancies, the company has offered all 230 affected employees positions at its sister company, The Family Butchers, in Loxten.
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Abstatt · BMW · Bosch · China · Germany · IG Metall · Magna · Mercedes-Benz · Mohamed Abraham · Schaeffler · Volkswagen · Zur-Mühlen Group
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- [● 3 SOURCES] Bosch plans to cut 750 jobs in Abstatt by the end of 2029. biznis.rs · www.maschinenmarkt.vogel.de · skopje1.mk
- [● 2 SOURCES] Schaeffler plans to cut 3,460 jobs across Europe. www.karlsruhe-insider.de · www.sd.rs
- [● 2 SOURCES] Schaeffler will cut 2,660 jobs in Germany. www.karlsruhe-insider.de · www.sd.rs
- [● 2 SOURCES] IG Metall union members are demanding a 5 percent wage increase. 6yka.com · biznis.telegraf.rs
- [● 2 SOURCES] More than 400,000 workers are participating in strikes led by IG Metall. 6yka.com · biznis.telegraf.rs
- [● 2 SOURCES] Zur-Mühlen Group offered all 230 Dissen employees jobs at The Family Butchers in Loxten. www.merkur.de · www.t-online.de
- [● 7 SOURCES] The Zur-Mühlen Group is closing its plant in Dissen. www.merkur.de · www.hna.de · www.t-online.de · www.tz.de · www.kurierverlag.de · +1 more
- [● 2 SOURCES] Magna will close its Waldshut-Tiengen plant by the end of the first quarter of 2027. www.t-online.de · wochentlich.de