Thursday, November 20, 2008

AstraZeneca cut 1400 jobs

Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca said on Thursday it would cut 1,400 jobs in the coming years as it revamped its packaging operations. The company said in a statement released in Swedish it would close facilities in Porrino, Spain, Destelbergen, Belgium and in Umea, in northern Sweden. Jobs would also be cut at its operations in Macclesfield, Britain, and Sodertalje, Sweden.

1 comment:

Raymond said...

They will find new jobs. I see high paying jobs posted on popular job sites -

www.linkedin.com
www.indeed.com
www.realmatch.com

I think the media is trying to scare the US workforce with all their layoff stories.