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Media 58 - Publishing activities 58.1 - Publishing of books, newspapers and other publishing activities, except software publishing 58.12 - Publishing of newspapers
134 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
1 March 2012
Employment effect (start)
1 March 2012
Foreseen end date
Description
Publishing firm Mediapubli has applied for a labour force adjustment plan affecting 134 staff at its national newspaper Público. This represents 84% of its workforce.
The company filed the application on the 28 February, which will come into force in the following days.
Reportedly, the newspaper, which reached 87,000 readers, was unable to find investors to improve its financial situation and is now forced to cut jobs. Público was launched in 2007.
Sources
24 February 2012: The Guardian
1 March 2012: Público
Citation
Eurofound (2012), Mediapubli, Internal restructuring in Spain, factsheet number 73228, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/73228.