Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-07-04-Speech-2-204"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-07-04"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Economic and social consequences of business restructuring in Europe (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060704.28.2-204"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-07-04-Speech-2-2052
lpv:speaker	lp:Edite Estrela2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 vice-chair; FEMM (2004-07-27--2007-01-14)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 unknown; Partido Socialista (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; ENVI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"General Motors is making thousands of European workers redundant. Last year 9 000 jobs were lost in Germany. This year 900 job losses have been announced in the United Kingdom, and more recently the closure of the Azambuja factory in Portugal, which has been in operation for decades and where 1 200 people work, was announced. I should like to take this opportunity to greet the representatives from the Azambuja factory who are in the Chamber today and to express our solidarity. When we speak about thousands of redundancies, these are not just big numbers, not just statistics, not just percentages, they are human, family tragedies, and I am appalled that some Members of this House have shown a lack of awareness of this situation. The closure of the Azambuja factory affects us all as it could be another stepping stone towards the dismantling of other General Motors factories in the EU and the subsequent relocation of those factories to the east – to Russia and to Asia. This is why this debate is worthwhile. It is a good thing that Mr Schulz took the initiative of scheduling the debate, to give us a chance to obtain some answers. Firstly, what can be done to prevent the closure of the Azambuja factory? This debate should also help multinationals to realise that they cannot simply use and discard; they cannot receive incentives such as Community funding or tax breaks in one Member State and then head off to another in an attempt to obtain further support and more benefits. Closing down factories cannot be normal. It must be something avoidable and we, and the Commission, must of course do everything possible to ensure that this does not happen again and that the globalisation adjustment fund be implemented when things take a turn for the worse."@en1

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