Agreement reached at Unilever after three-week strike over plant closures

In mid October 2007, staff at the Unilever plant in the Netherlands went on strike for over three weeks in protest against the group’s plan to close three of the country’s six Unilever plants. The trade unions believe that the closures are unnecessary and are calling for job guarantees for employees currently facing dismissal. An agreement was subsequently reached, specifying that redundant staff would receive dismissal compensation, while offering job guarantees until 2010