Closure of a paper mill in France | |
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Lead NCP | France |
Supporting NCP(s) | Finland |
Description | Specific instance notified by a local authority (MAIRE), a local association set up to save the paper mill, a regional institution (Union regionale des SCOP) and several former workers at the paper mill regarding the activities of the Finnish Group UPM KYMMENE operating in France. |
Theme(s) | Employment and industrial relations |
Date | 30 Apr 2014 |
Host country(ies) | France |
Source | Individuals, Other interested parties, NGO |
Industry sector | Manufacturing |
Status | Concluded |
Summary | Read the initial assessment issued by the French NCP - 10 September 2014 | français Read the final statement concluding the specific instance, issued by the French NCP - 24 February 2015 | français In April 2014 the French NCP received a request for review by the Mayor of Docelles, France, a Société coopérative et participative (SCOP) for the recovery of the paper mill of Docelles, a regional institution (l’Union régionale des SCOP), as well as the French association "Sauver La Papeterie de Docelles", and a group of former employees at the paper mill alleging that the Finnish Group UPM KYMMENE had breached the employment and industrial relations provisions of the Guidelines by closing its paper mill in Docelles, France. The Finnish NCP was alerted to the request and kept informed during the specific instance process. The French NCP undertook an initial assessment and concluded that the request merited further consideration. It offered to provide a platform for dialogue on the parties to negotiate the future of the site while taking account the parallel proceedings that exist before the French courts. UPM accepted this offer. Read the NCP's initial assessment. The NCP interviewed the parties in September 2014 and consulted with experts and then offered to organise a joint meeting between the parties to examine the feasibility of mediation. This offer was rejected by France SAS and UPM (the parent company). The NCP continued to review the specific instance and in December 2014, it informed the parties in confidence about its preliminary analysis and this analysis was transferred to the Finnish NCP and UPM in Finland in January 2015. ***** Le PCN français a été saisi en avril 2014 au sujet de la fermeture de la Papeterie de Docelles par la multinationale finlandaise UPM. La saisine émanait d’un groupe de plaignant réunissant le maire de Docelles, l’Union régionale des SCOP, l’Association « Sauver la Papeterie de Docelles » et d’anciens salariés porteurs du projet de SCOP. Le PCN a accusé réception et a admis la recevabilité de cette saisine en juin, après qu’elle ait été complétée par les plaignants sur certains points de forme. Le PCN Finlandais a été informé en juin de l’existence de la saisine qui vise les activités en France d’UPM une multinationale finlandaise. Nous avons informé le PCN finlandais tout au long du dossier. |