The European Commission (EC) has proposed to mobilise the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) to help 2,132 former workers of collapsed French express parcels firm MoryGlobal, which was liquidated following heavy losses in April 2015.
"The funds requested by the French authorities, amounting to €5.1 million, will help these workers in their transition to new jobs. The proposals now go to the European Parliament and the EU's Council of Ministers for approval," an EC statement reads.
EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility, Marianne Thyssen, underlined that the economic crisis had badly affected the road haulage sector and stressed the importance of supporting the redundant lorry drivers and their colleagues in their efforts to find new jobs as swiftly as possible.
"The EGF will make the workers' transition to new jobs easier and faster by helping them adapt their skills to the requirements of future employment in their area or further afield," she explained.
The EGF funding aims at helping workers find new jobs, by co-financing a Dispositif d'Accompagnement Renforcé (i.e. advice and guidance provided by a team of expert consultants). All the redundant workers are expected to participate, the EC statement added.
