The future of the Bridgestone plant in Béthune hangs in the balance.
This week the Japanese group announced its closure, threatening 863 jobs.
Monday, a meeting is to be held on the site in the presence of several ministers.
After the announcement of the closure of the plant of the Japanese group Bridgestone located in Béthune, the entire political class is mobilized.
An emergency meeting is to be held on Monday to save the 863 jobs at risk.
All elected officials know that this "Bridgestone crisis" could be only the first in a long series, in the uncertain context of the Covid-19 epidemic.
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On Monday, the ministers of Industry, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, and of Labor, Elisabeth Borne, will be on site in Béthune.
They must meet the European bosses of the Japanese group as well as all the elected representatives of the region to try to find a solution.
The President of the Region steps up to the plate
Public aid is planned to help modernize the site and support a buyer.
But these are for the moment refused by the Bridgestone group.
Sunday, Xavier Bertrand indicated on Europe 1, that Hauts-de-France were ready to help the plant: "We are ready to finance a large part of these investments if there are clear commitments so that we keep jobs on the site and prospects. No employment for six months, not for six years ... for much more than that, "said the President of the Region.
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If he says he is ready to put his hand in his pocket, an advisor from Bercy recalls that the funds promised by the Region will above all be funds from the State.
Beyond employment, it is also politics that is at stake in this file.