March 13, 2010
Published: 24 Sep 09 14:12 CET
Online: http://www.thelocal.de/money/20090924-22133.html
Workers in Gardelegen, Saxony-Anhalt have assembled Ikea’s famed “Billy” bookcases since 1982. But the factory is now closing its doors as the Swedish company pursues cheaper Slovakian labour, weekly magazine SuperIllu reported on Thursday.
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Sorry Rainer Bromann, head of the Swedwood Gardelegen workers' council, but Slovakia started using the ? this year...