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6 February, 2006
ICEM French affiliate Fédération Chimie Energie CFDT attacked the announcement by Belgian chemicals maker Solvay SA that it would make 400 French workers redundant.
Solvay said, in March 2004 when it bought France’s Fournier Pharma, that no jobs would be cut in the takeover until at least July 2006. Some 400 French jobs will now go, and Solvay will cut another 186 in Italy, Spain and Belgium.
FCE-CFDT is calling the job cuts socially irresponsible, and is asking for a more transparent review of Solvay in order to save the jobs.