Herr Woland@lemmy.worldM to Belgium@lemmy.world · 1 year agoBelgium's big break? Largest trade union calls for five more vacation dayswww.brusselstimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkBelgium's big break? Largest trade union calls for five more vacation dayswww.brusselstimes.comHerr Woland@lemmy.worldM to Belgium@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square13fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarerandomname01@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoThe EU is the biggest single market in the world. Absolutely no multinationals are leaving because of improved worker conditions.
minus-squareshreknel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoThe measures planned for Huntsman include reducing the presence in several European countries. “As too Moving to facilities that reflect the company’s future needs and an intention to move some jobs to new locations note that is HQ (not a plant, ie driven by energy costs). Also note that they reference inflation, but this ‘only’ impacts this place by means of wage cost. The HQ is being relocated to a place with ‘better’ conditions (in the EU for now, but mainly Poland).
minus-squarerandomname01@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoSoooo, they aren’t leaving lol
minus-squareshreknel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoTheir plan is definitely to leave locations where working conditions are not in their favor. Not so lol for the people losing their jobs, though right? :-(
minus-squarerandomname01@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoYeah, that’s what capitalists have always done. That’s no reason to not fight for better working conditions.
The EU is the biggest single market in the world. Absolutely no multinationals are leaving because of improved worker conditions.
The measures planned for Huntsman include reducing the presence in several European countries. “As too Moving to facilities that reflect the company’s future needs and an intention to move some jobs to new locations note that is HQ (not a plant, ie driven by energy costs). Also note that they reference inflation, but this ‘only’ impacts this place by means of wage cost. The HQ is being relocated to a place with ‘better’ conditions (in the EU for now, but mainly Poland).
Soooo, they aren’t leaving lol
Their plan is definitely to leave locations where working conditions are not in their favor. Not so lol for the people losing their jobs, though right? :-(
Yeah, that’s what capitalists have always done. That’s no reason to not fight for better working conditions.