| Continental - 25/06/09 - Paris/Clairoix - the French State, the French and German managements and employee representatives, who participated to the negotiations - met in Paris to sign an agreement about the further procedure and next steps at Clairoix which was based on the preliminary agreement concluded on June 6. It is an important step for all the employees as this document includes the main negotiated social measures of the jobs safeguard plan as well as the details of their implementation.
“This agreement shows that Continental respects its social commitments towards the 1,120 employees concerned by the project of closure of Clairoix factory”, declared Dr. Thomas Winkelmann, representative of Continental German management as head of Human Resources Europe and Africa for Passenger and Light Trucks. “In the next weeks, several meetings with the employee representatives will be organized to continue the regular information and consultation process around the project within an alleviated framework,” specified in addition Dr. Winkelmann.
With sales exceeding €24 billion in 2008, the Continental Corporation is one of the top automotive suppliers worldwide. As a supplier of brake systems, powertrain and chassis systems and components, instrumentation, infotainment solutions, vehicle electronics, tires, and technical elastomers, the corporation contributes to enhanced driving safety and global climate protection. Continental is also a competent partner in networked automobile communication. The corporation currently employs approximately 133,000 at nearly 190 locations in 35 countries.
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