Job Cuts : Carmaker Volvo cuts 3,300 jobs

[DerekLeung]

Thursday, 09 October 2008

(CNN) -- Swedish carmaker Volvo said Wednesday it was cutting 3,300 jobs, about 12 percent of its workforce. Volvo, which is owned by struggling U.S. auto giant Ford, is cutting 2,700 white-collar and blue-collar jobs in Sweden and 600 outside the country, the company said. The company's workforce at the end of 2007 was almost 25,000. The carmaker announced about 2,000 job cuts in June....

 

[eeoror88]

Thursday, 09 October 2008

(CNN) -- Swedish carmaker Volvo said Wednesday it was cutting 3,300 jobs, about 12 percent of its workforce. Volvo, which is owned by struggling U.S. auto giant Ford, is cutting 2,700 white-collar and blue-collar jobs in Sweden and 600 outside the country, the company said. The company's workforce at the end of 2007 was almost 25,000. The carmaker announced about 2,000 job cuts in June....

Tell them to come to Jurong and Keppel Shipyard. Alot of jobs here !!

 

[zack123]

Tell them to come to Jurong and Keppel Shipyard. Alot of jobs here !!

Their blue collar earns similar to our white collar...how to tahan? The best way to retain jobs is to cut the price of Volvo to that of Kia/Hyundai. More sales means the production lines keep on going

 

[eeoror88]

Their blue collar earns similar to our white collar...how to tahan? The best way to retain jobs is to cut the price of Volvo to that of Kia/Hyundai. More sales means the production lines keep on going

Whilst working at our shipyards, tell them to eat tapioca for every meal and sleep below over-head bridges.