| Report: Flextronics to Cut 1,100 Employees in Hungary |
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| Written by Mike Buetow | |||
| Friday, 30 November 2012 16:18 | |||
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ZALAEGERSZEG, HUNGARY – Flextronics plans to lay off 1,100 employees from its plants here, according to published reports. A local labor official said the contract assembly indicated it intends to fire 950 blue-collar and 150 white-collar employees, mostly in December. The cuts will lower the EMS provider's Hungary headcount to a reported 2,000.
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