Coca-Cola Israel Plans Layoffs at Givat-Haim Plant Amid Export Woes
Coca-Cola Israel has informed its employees at the Givat-Haim kibbutz plant, operated by its wholly-owned subsidiary Gat Foods, of its intention to lay off approximately 30% of its workforce. The plant, which produces concentrates and natural juices, with about 90% of its output destined for export, employs around 400 people. Approximately half of these employees are organized under a workers' committee affiliated with the National Labor Federation (Histadrut HaLeumit).
The company plans to dismiss around 60 organized workers, prompting the declaration of a labor dispute at the facility. The workers' committee has warned that if the dispute is not resolved, sanctions, including a work stoppage, will be implemented, potentially impacting the company's production and sales.
Management cited the unprofitability of exporting concentrates from Israel due to the declining dollar exchange rate and disruptions in international logistics caused by ongoing military actions as the reasons for the planned layoffs. They communicated these reasons to representatives of the Histadrut HaLeumit union.
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