Company Marie Claire gave a settlement to 190 workers who left the company and expects to file bankruptcy in the second half of July. This Thursday, the fifteen-day notice period has expired, and the 190 laid-off workers have signed an agreement to leave Vilafranca company after that period, although they currently have the corresponding fifteen-day vacation period.
These workers They receive 23 days’ compensation with 13 monthly payments, as agreed at a meeting held at the end of June between the management of the pantyhose and underwear textile company and the workers’ representatives. The remaining workers, of at least 72 in Castellón and 33 in the rest of Spain, will work at ERTE for another three months, with a possible extension of 3 months.
From them, 5 or 6 employees are in the surveillance job and four are in the warehouse to organize pending orders.The rest of the workforce continues to receive ERTE “at home,” according to EFE union sources.
Regarding the Marie Claire bankruptcy, it will be presented over the next week as the search for an interested investor continues. Union sources show that some vulture fund-like investors just popped up looking for the brand.
Negotiation with the administration
At the same time, negotiations are underway with governments in the Valencian Community, which are in transition due to a change of government. unions They ask management for an industrialization plan for the Els Ports areaAn unpopulated inland area where Marie Claire was founded over a hundred years ago.
LThe company has faced financial difficulties in recent years and has received funding from the Valencia Institute of Finance.It was used to deal with the financial situation and to settle the accumulated debts with workers and suppliers and to restructure the company to adapt to the market situation.
In recent years, it is also affected by external factors such as the decrease in tights consumption, the logistics and raw material crisis, and the increase in energy costs. Think Textil company acquired Castellón company in April 2021.