Vigor Dismisses Over 150 Workers in Goiás and Transfers Margarine Production to Its São Paulo Factory

Crisis Caused By Coronavirus Affects Vigor Food Factory in Goiás; Company Lays Off Employees and Transfers Production to SP

Another large company is affected by the global crisis caused by the coronavirus. Vigor Alimentos reported last Tuesday (04/06) that it laid off 168 employees from its factory in Anápolis, located in the Anápolis Agro-Industrial District (DAIA), 55 km from Goiânia, due to the pandemic.

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The company also reported that margarine production was suspended in Anápolis indefinitely so that the company can adjust to the current economic scenario and thus increase its operational efficiency.

According to the company, margarine production will be transferred to its factory in São Caetano do Sul, in the state of São Paulo.

To maintain asset upkeep, Vigor Alimentos will retain only some employees considered “essential.” The 168 laid-off workers are direct and outsourced employees.

Vigor Alimentos Provides Severance Package to Employees Laid Off from Its Goiás Factory

To assist the laid-off workers from its factory in planning temporarily until their re-employment, the company has provided the following severance package:

• Extension of medical assistance for 5 months
• Extended basic food basket for 5 months
• Career placement consulting for coordination and managerial positions
• Training on career and resume development
• Resume bank to refer former employees to other partner companies

LG, the Korean Multinational Giant and Largest Electronics Company in the World, Ends Production and Closes Its Factory in SP, Leaving About 1,000 Workers Without Jobs

After Ford, another major multinational is closing its doors in SP. After announcing it has ceased mobile phone production in all countries due to accumulated losses of around US$ 4.1 billion, the Korean multinational giant LG will also end its notebook and monitor production at its Taubaté factory, leaving nearly a thousand workers without jobs in SP.

The announcement was made last Tuesday (04/06). LG stated that it will transfer its production lines to Manaus. Only the call center operation will remain in the São Paulo city. With this, the metalworkers’ union estimates the layoff of 700 of the current 1,000 LG employees in the region.

To the Taubaté union, the company stated that the decision was made due to having tax benefits in Amazonas and not having the same exemptions in SP. The entity will have new meetings with LG until Friday and is seeking to reverse the decision.