BAT Cigarette Factory Closure To Have 'Painful Consequences' For Jura Region

12/15/2022 4:09:18 AM

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) BAT's factory in Boncourt, canton Jura, has produced 'Parisienne' cigarettes since 1887, which is the second best-selling brand in Switzerland. © Keystone / Georgios Kefalas

British American Tobacco (BAT) will close a cigarette manufacturing factory in north-western Switzerland next year and lay off the 220 employees working there, it has been confirmed. This decision will have a major impact on the region, the Jura government said on Wednesday.

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'Let's be clear – this is a hard blow, but we will overcome it and the situation is not hopeless,” declared Jura government president David Eray.

However, he added: 'This decision brings us face to face with the painful consequences that we feared.'

Proposals by staff and unions to save all or part of the Jura site have been rejected by the BAT management and the Boncourt factory will close next year, union representatives said on Wednesday.

The tobacco giant had announced its intention to close the Swiss cigarette factory on October 27 but under Swiss law it was obliged to open a consultation period with staff representatives and unions to find solutions.

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