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The protest against the closure of the Haribo plant in Wilkau-Haßlau in the Zwickau district continued with an open-air church service in the evening. Afterwards, the employees and their supporters went to the plant with flashlights under the slogan “The lights must not go out” to form a human chain. In addition to the employees, according to an MDR reporter, many other people from the region were also there, including politicians and representatives of sports clubs.
Haribo is still difficult – location is closed
The company’s management had confirmed that the decision to transfer the location would be upheld by the end of the year. According to the union, the first talks on a social plan have already been held. However, the ideas of both parties, especially regarding notice periods and severance pay, are still miles apart, he said. According to journalists, more talks will take place on Wednesday and Thursday at the Haribo headquarters in the Rhineland-Palatinate municipality of Grafschaft. In Haribo, in Wilkau-Haßlau, 150 people work.
The Federal Minister of Labor called for the maintenance of the profitable work
Federal Labor Minister Hubertus Heil has asked the Haribo management to keep the Wilkau-Haßlau location. The only plant in East Germany is very profitable, the closing at the end of the year “a shock,” the SPD politician said on Sunday. His statement was read publicly after the service. Heil said he stood by the employees in solidarity. “In the interests of its reputation, Haribo should reconsider the closure plans.”
