Audi forest: work resumes for workers after three weeks of forced unemployment

Prime Minister Alexander De Croo announced the establishment of the Task Force.

Assembly lines resumed Monday morning. For three weeks the factory had stopped due to lack of enough orders. The Audi forest has actually bet on the production of the Q8 electronic model of 100% electric, but the car is sold poorly. The company announced that it will slow down production from today.

As a reminder, Imperial Logistics, one of the plant’s subcontractors, also announced Wednesday that it will not renew the contracts of its 76 temporary workers.

Prime Minister Alexander De Croo will meet the Belgian government and Audi Brussels management on Friday to improve the rescue plan for the Forest plant, it was announced. Garbage and Time SATURDAY.

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To avoid a disaster for the 3,000 jobs remaining at the Forest plant, many things will be on the table. Belgium will provide support for the training needed for the new model, subsidies, reduced energy bills and the use of investment deductions for companies like Audi.

According to Alexia Bertrand, guest Monday morning at Hello Brussels, the situation of Audi Brussels raises the question of the industry in Brussels and Belgium in general. “I think it is a good thing that the Prime Minister took the step of creating a Task Force with Minister Dermagne, Minister Van Peteghem and the regions. (…) If we put aid measures in place, they could affect the whole of Belgium. This time, it is a little different from 2006 and 2015. The whole electricity market is in trouble.“

FGTB and CGSLB have submitted a strike notice. The unions announce that action is possible in the future.

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■ Anaïs Corbin’s duplex from the Audi Brussels factory in Forest