The company itself reported that this decision is part of a global strategy to “improve profitability” and “increase operational and capital efficiency” in all its plants around the world. “Managing costs effectively across our supply chain is key to delivering value to customers, while allowing us to prioritize investments in modernizing physical assets and maintaining operations that are efficient, resilient and ready for future growth,” stated Sylvia Wilks, Director of Supply Chain at Lamb Weston.
The closure of the Munro plant will leave about 120 workers on the street, who, according to the company, will receive “compensation in accordance with local legislation.”
At the same time, it presented a crisis preventive where it seeks to reduce workers’ compensation, but it is the company itself that denies this supposed crisis, announcing that “The closure of Munro reflects the ongoing strategy to improve profitability and operational and capital efficiency throughout Lamb Weston’s global manufacturing network.”
However, behind the discourses of “modernization” and “efficiency”, what there is is a brutal adjustment that falls on the backs of those who make a living from their work, while the multinational prioritizes its profits and financial speculation.
Lamb Weston is one of the leading suppliers of frozen potatoes to restaurants and supermarkets globally. With more than 75 years in the field. It also announced that it is temporarily suspending one of its production lines in the Netherlands. This decision is part of a series of “strategic” measures that the company has been implementing under its “Focus to Win” plan.
The workers denounce that since November the company began an aggressive plan to pressure them to accept “voluntary retirements.” This Wednesday the 14th, a hearing will be held at the Secretary of Labor where the multinational’s “crisis prevention” request will be discussed.
From the Bordo de la Alimentación Group we reject the layoffs and demand that the STIA defend jobs. Assemblies must be held to vote on a fight plan for the entire union to confront the layoffs and the labor reform promoted by the employers and the Milei government.
Source: www.laizquierdadiario.com
