Breaking the “contract of the century”: consequences for Cherbourg Arsenal
Australia announced this Thursday, September 16, the breaking of the “contract of the century” with France, which was the sale of submarines. While about 500 people were working on this project in Cherbourg, the time for concern has arrived.
Grupo Naval’s image suffered a blow with this political setback: breach of this contract binding France and Australia in the sale of submarines. More than 500 people were working on this project. The concern is therefore present in Cherbourg (Spot), machine construction site. “The concern is that today many people are working on this program, all the combined staff, whether they are subcontractors or people under contract in Australia” explains Sébastien Paris, representative of the CFDT Naval Group Cherbourg.
Violation of this contract puts a thorn in the side of Grupo Naval. Causes a -10% loss in activity. Despite everything, Grupo Naval believes it has strong support so that its employees do not suffer, with an order book of 14 billion euros, enough to guarantee future hiring. It is the wish of the mayor of Cherbourg, who thinks the city can also help in the event of job losses: “We has 5,000 jobs to fill. It is expected that the territorial dynamics and cargo plan of Grupo Naval outside the Australian contract will provide a answer”, For Benoit indicated Come over.
