Increased Chinese exports prompted 240,000 job losses in the EU between 2015 and 2022, and many more redundancies could be looming, Finland’s Chemical Industry Federation says.
Some companies illegally order foreign workers to attend weeks of training without pay – or even charge them for such orientation sessions, say industry insiders.
The company allegedly accepted cash payments of up to tens of thousands of euros by customers from countries outside the EEA, according to the Regional State Administrative Agency of Southern Finland.
For Valmet Automotive, the deal could be a shot in the arm. The firm plans to cut more than 1,000 jobs, as its contract to manufacture Mercedes-Benz cars in Uusikaupunki expires soon.
The airline’s revenues and passenger levels rose in the first nine months of the year, but its comparable operating result fell by €1.5m, with industrial action having “a direct negative impact”.