FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Manufacturing facility shutdowns can be a flawed transfer by Volkswagen (ETR:), German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stated, including that Europe’s largest carmaker had a duty to its workers.
Volkswagen is in a bitter dispute with workers over pay cuts and potential plant closures geared toward countering excessive prices in Germany and massively cheaper Asian rivals coming into Europe.
Either side go right into a fourth spherical of negotiations on Monday.
“Particular selections will probably be negotiated between the homeowners and labour representatives. My opinion is evident: closing areas wouldn’t be the fitting solution to go,” Scholz informed the Funke Media Group.
“It could not be proper as a result of poor administration selections have contributed to the troublesome scenario,” he added.
The state of Decrease Saxony is Volkswagen’s second-largest shareholder, and its state premier, like Scholz, has urged the group to keep away from web site closures.