Israeli unions warn Teva Pharm over plan to close Ashdod plant

15 Apr by Vitaliy Dadalyan

Israeli unions warn Teva Pharm over plan to close Ashdod plant

Israel’s main labour federation intends to strike or take legal action against Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA.TA) if the drugmaker does not suspend a decision to close a plant in the port city of Ashdod, it said on Sunday. Debt-laden Teva (TEVA.N), the world’s largest generic drugmaker and Israel’s biggest company, said last week that it would close the unprofitable plant in March 2019 after failing to find a buyer for the facility. In a letter to Teva’s management, the Histadrut federation said the company’s decision was contrary to a previous declaration that it would retain most of its activities in Israel.

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