Today, the management of Dupont Teijin Films (DTF) announced to the staff delegation and the OGBL and LCGB syndicates that 160 jobs will be cut following the decision to stop production on lines 2 and 4 due to lack of profitability.

The OGBL and LCGB are outraged by this announcement and demand that a job protection plan (plan de maintien dans l’emploi – PME) be implemented as a matter of urgency to avoid any redundancies! All means must be used to preserve jobs.

In this context, the OGBL and LCGB seriously question the origin of the sale of this plant, which belonged to Dupont de Nemours and has been in the hands of Celanese since October 2021!

Barely six months after the takeover, a massive reduction of jobs has been announced! Under these conditions, Dupont de Nemours must also assume its share of social responsibility for the threat now hanging over 160 jobs, while the Dupont group continues to invest.

That is why the syndicates are urgently calling on the management to start negotiations with the Dupont de Nemours management on a PME.

This PME would make it possible to take advantage of all social support measures to avoid job losses, such as early retirement, loan of workers, but also professional reorientation through training.

Given the seriousness of the situation, the OGBL and the LCGB have requested an urgent meeting with the Minister of Labor in order to obtain the necessary support and guidance in this matter.

A first meeting with the management will be held on March 9, 2023 to present and analyze the economic situation of the DTF.

The syndicates, with the strong support of the workers’ delegation, will use all the means at their disposal to defend the existence of the workers and their jobs!

Press release March 6, 2023