One of the Largest Hungarian Bicycle Factories Is Closing, Nearly 500 Workers May Be Laid Off
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The owner is unable to meet its financial obligations due to the downturn in the European market.
The Hungarian factory is in Dutch hands, and the international group filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday.
Four hundred people will lose their jobs in Tószeg after the operation of Accell Hunland became impossible.
This summer, Hungarian trade unions have become unusually active, with workers at Hanon Systems and IKEA already on strike, and workers at Continental in Szeged preparing for a work stoppage due to low wages and deteriorating working conditions. The recent change of government may also play a role in the increase in worker dissatisfaction and the emboldening of interest groups, although workers are divided on whether the new political leadership…
One of Hungary's largest bicycle factories is unexpectedly closing, more than four hundred people will lose their jobs - The company management was optimistic until the last moment.
The Hungarian location of the bicycle manufacturer Accell is closing, writes Miklós Gyuricza, the mayor of Tószeg, in a Facebook post. According to him, they knew for more than a year that there might be a change in the life of the factory, and that a professional investor would take over the factory, but the company management had been optimistic until now.
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