The American petroleum giant ExxonMobil is threatening to cut 1,956 jobs in Europe, including our country. Here 320 jobs are at risk, especially at the headquarters in Diegem, says ACV.
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The petroleum sector is facing enormous challenges. For example, the call for renewable energy sources is growing, we have low economic growth and the demand for oil products is declining. Rather than developing a long-term strategy, the American petroleum giant ExxonMobil has opted for the easy solution: mass redundancies, says Marian Willekens, secretary of ACV construction industry & energy (ACVBIE).
At the European level, a total of 1,956 jobs are at risk. For Belgium this may mean a loss of 320 jobs. ExxonMobil’s headquarters in Diegem is hit hardest with 261 layoffs.
The reorganization comes as a big surprise to the staff. After all, in 2019, dividends of USD 14.8 billion were still paid, while this reorganization will only result in cost savings of USD 250 million.
ACVBIE demands that the number of redundancies must be strongly reduced in order to develop a sustainable policy in the long term. The shareholders must also take their responsibility, ”says Marian Willekens.
ExxonMobil is not responding for the time being.
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