Layoffs at Coltejer

Got the word that people are being laid off at Coltejer's textile plants in Itaqui and being replaced by third party contractors.

By john_stark on Sep 7, 2007, 06:11 in Friendly Talkzone.

kat1 (Moderator) says on Sep 7, 2007, 06:26:

well at least they were not replace by blow up dolls :)))) opps sorry couldn't contain the sarcasm jijij

engage brain before opening mouth

jarhead says on Sep 7, 2007, 10:55:

with the costs of prestaciones, cesantias, primas etc....there is not choice for most manufacturers, Colombia is not very competitive when it comes to the cost of labor......

miamimike says on Sep 7, 2007, 11:03:

Yep, Colombia is due to hear that "Giant Sucking Sound" we heard so well here in the USA and in which Ross Perot so accurately desribed it back in the 90s. The Fun is just starting for Colombia, wait 'til the Chinese get fully operational in the Cut Flower Business.

"Wait a minute. What did you just say? You're predicting $4-a-gallon gas? ... That's interesting. I hadn't heard that." -- Feb. 28, 2008 --George W. Bush, Washington, D.C.,

miamimike says on Sep 7, 2007, 11:15:

Ross Perot---You Tube Video of the Giant Sucking Sound:" towards end of the Video----http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkZnnotyoKY

"Wait a minute. What did you just say? You're predicting $4-a-gallon gas? ... That's interesting. I hadn't heard that." -- Feb. 28, 2008 --George W. Bush, Washington, D.C.,

jarhead says on Sep 7, 2007, 13:33:

we are not competitive, labor costs are too high, we have the most holydays of any country, the work ethic is not the greatest, etc.etc.etc......it hurts to admit, but it's true.....

john_stark says on Sep 7, 2007, 20:33:

I told my coworkers in the US about this and they asked, "What! Are they bringing in Indians too?"