Dok Group in Sergipe Accumulates Layoffs of Over 500 Employees, Resulting in Closure of One Factory

Wave Of Layoffs In The Country Now Hits The State Of Sergipe, Where Only The Dok Group Accumulates More Than 500 Employees Dismissed. Moreover, The Wave Of Layoffs Also Resulted In The Closure Of One Of The Factories.

At The End Of January, The Dok Group Dismissed 517 Employees From Two Factories Located In Sergipe, One In Frei Paulo And The Other In Salgado, The Latter Being Closed. The Company Attributes The Cause Of The Layoffs To The Termination Of The Contract With The Puma Brand. Regarding The Matter, The Governor Of Sergipe Stated That The State Has Made Itself Available To Help In The Company’s Restructuring Process. The Employees Dismissed From The Factory Are Awaiting The Approval Of Their Severance Pay.

Mass Dismissal: Employees Are Dismissed From Dok Group Factories

The Dok Group (Birigui/SP), Owner Of The Ortopé Shoe Brand And The Esposende Store Chain, Laid Off 517 Employees.

The Layoffs Occurred At The Company’s Factories Located In Sergipe, In The Industrial Facilities Of Frei Paulo And Salgado.

In Frei Paulo, 330 Employees Were Dismissed, While The Production Unit In Salgado, In Addition To Dismissing All 187 Employees, Closed Its Doors.

On January 21, Workers From The Production Units In Sergipe Complained About Salary Delays Through A Protest.

At The Time, They Indicated That They Were Anxious Due To The Dok Group Having Filed For Bankruptcy Protection In The City Of Birigui (SP), Where The Group’s Headquarters Is Registered. 

In A Comment, The President Of The Union Of Workers In The Footwear, Spinning And Weaving Industries Of The Municipalities Of Carira, Frei Paulo, Ribeirópolis And Lagarto (Sindcafit), Roniclécio Alves, Stated: “We Strived To Help As Much As Possible To Maintain Jobs, But Even So, We Couldn’t.”

Governor Of Sergipe Speaks Out About The Dok Group And The Dismissal Of Employees

Fábio Mitidieri, The Governor Of Sergipe, Informed, Through A Statement, That He Held A Meeting With The Company’s President And Legal Advisor To Discuss The Financial Problem That Led To The Dismissal Of Employees From The Factories.

Mitidieri Further Added That The Government Of Sergipe Has Made Itself Available To Help In The Company’s Restructuring Process.

Additionally, He Commented That The Company Would Be Undergoing A Financial Restructuring Process And Gradually Resuming Economic Activity. According To The Governor, “The Businessman Is Committed To Keeping The Company Operational And Has Already Committed To Paying Employees On Time, As He Wants To Invest Again In The State Of Sergipe And Generate More Jobs, Continuing Activities In Frei Paulo With The Desire To Keep Investing.”

In The Production Units Of Sergipe, Besides Producing Its Own Labels (Dok, Dijean And Ortopé), The Dok Group Also Works Producing For The Brands Arezzo And Puma, Through The Private Label Format.

According To The Sindcafit Leader, “The Company Claims That The Layoffs Occurred Due To The Termination Of The Contract With Puma.”

Attempts Were Made To Contact The Dok Group And The Union Of Footwear Industries Of The State Of Sergipe; However, There Was No Positioning On The Matter.

For Now, The Employees Of The Factories In Sergipe Dismissed By The Dok Group Are Awaiting The End Of The Deadline For The Legal Process Of Approval Of Their Severance Pay, Which Is A Period Of 10 Days Counted From The Date The Layoffs Occurred.