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Bata Chile to import 90% of shoes sold domestically

17/02/2006

As part of a restructuting process that was started in 1998, shoe company Bata Chile will import 90% of the shoes it sells in the domestic market from Brazil and China. In January, the company reduced the workforce in Chile by 327 workers at its Peñaflor Catecu factory, this equates to approximately 50% of its Chilean labour force. However, Gonzalo Landaeta, general manager at Bata Chile, gave assurances that there would be no more redundancies.

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