The employees of the Sam, made redundant after the liquidation of this Renault subcontractor in Aveyron, spent Christmas at the factory and intend to continue the occupation which has lasted for 37 days in January, the staff representatives warned on Wednesday. . They claim “compensation for the damage suffered” by the more than 300 employees of the company.
230 people actively participate
“We have occupied the plant for 37 days and the employees voted unanimously to continue to occupy it throughout the month of January”, or even beyond “if necessary,” said Ghislaine for his part. Gistau, CGT delegate for Sam. “We celebrated Christmas there and we are going to celebrate New Year’s Eve there as well,” she said. For Sébastien Lallier, some 230 people actively participate “night and day” in the occupation of the company, whose number of employees is just under 350.
Taken over in 2017 by the Chinese group Jinjiang, the Sam, located on the heights of Decazeville, had been placed in receivership in December 2019, before the commercial court pronounced the cessation of activity on November 26. Bercy appointed on December 13 a project manager to support the employees of the Sam, believing that Renault should commit to “financial support for each employee”. “Renault’s responsibility is clearly engaged”, while “the State is in a communication exercise. Nothing has changed, ”regretted Ghislaine Gistau.