In the beginning of 2017, SC Lisa Dräxlmaier Autopart Romania SRL in Pitesti practically dismantled its whole operation, which had a very strong union presence, and moved it literally next door to a new plant, run as a branch of SC DAR Dräxlmaier Automotive S.R.L – Sisteme de Productie Cablage from Timisoara. SC Lisa Dräxlmaier transferred its contracts to SC DAR Dräxlmaier. As a result, workers at SC Lisa Dräxlmaier are now partially unemployed. In the meantime, workers are being contacted by a recruitment agency to offer them jobs at the new plant on the condition that they do not join a union and they resign from SC Lisa Dräxlmaier. Personal data of the employees have been made available to unauthorised third parties, namely to recruitment agencies or other companies, which raises serious concerns about the violation of workers’ rights concerning the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and the free movement (Law 677/2001).
SC Lisa Dräxlmaier Autopart Romania SRL is also in violation of the current collective agreement concerning the reorganisation of the company. Despite numerous requests from the the Blocul National Sindical (BNS) since 2014, there is a complete lack of transparency about the personnel and reorganisation policies of the company.
SC Lisa Dräxlmaier Autopart Romania SRL has also put in place abusive delegation or posting of some employees to work in sites more than 600 kilometres away, including workers, who have paralysed spouses, or autistic children under their care.
The management of SC Lisa Dräxlmaier Autopart Romania SRL is also interfering in trade union activity regarding the payment of trade union dues.
The ITUC, the European Trade Union Confederation, IndustriALL Global Union and industriAll European Trade Union have jointly called on Dräxlmaier to intervene immediately at its Romanian subsidiary SC Lisa Dräxlmaier Autopart Romania SRL.
