Fighting for three years against the relocation of the production of tea and herbal teas
in Poland and the closure of their factory, the salari?.es of Fralib G?menos
(Bouches-du-Rh?ne) want to resume working tool cooperative and s' supply short circuit.
Key question: can they keep the Elephant brand, a guarantee of success? Unilever
stubbornly refuses to cede. ---- CGT Fralib calls for solidarity action. Here's news
release dated October 17, 2013: ---- On 28 September 2010, Unilever has announced plans to
close the site Fralib G?menos (13), which produces tea bags and brewing. 3 years,
employees are fighting against this totally unjustified decision. They have repeatedly
demonstrated that economic arguments advanced by management was misleading.
Unilever has made every effort to plumb the factory and move production G?menos the
Elephant brand in Poland, yet brand sold exclusively in France. Management has presented
three procedures to close the site, and three times the Backup plans employment (PSE) were
canceled by the French justice!
A draft Scop ...
The project plans to resume operation of the plant in Scop with the intention to respect
the environment, consumers and develop local and national productions. He plans to return
to a natural flavoring, supply of products from short chains from producers or groups of
local producers to recreate ongoing partnerships with producers in Provence. Their
struggle is to recreate the entire supply chain and marketing closer to consumers,
Unilever dismantled in the 2000s. To do this, Unilever must assume its responsibilities,
including the transferor "Elephant" brand and production volumes, allowing a true revival
of industrial activity.
Unilever blocked ...!
Although Justice annulled three times unjustifiable PSE and all dismissals were canceled,
Unilever has stopped paying salaries since April 1, 2013 and refuses assistance within its
economic and social responsibility towards the nation for launch the start of the Scop and
sustain its business.
Elephant tea was born 120 years ago in Marseille, The Elephant is French, it must stay in
Provence.
Call for a national day of boycott
The National Committee for support and control to Fralib, from the many initiatives that
have been developed by many associations, unions, political parties, personalities and
local elected officials, departmental, regional and national, local authorities, councils
and agencies equivalent, is organizing a national day of action on December 7, 2013, the
boycott of all Unilever products require:
Maintaining activity and jobs G?menos.
Assignment of Elephant brand and production volumes.
That the Unilever Group takes its responsibility in creating the conditions for the
implementation of alternative project carried by employees and their representatives
consisting restart the company Scop (Cooperative Society and Participatory).
Here c below the logos of the products of Unilever:
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