Consitex cuts 80 jobs and moves the cutting department to Italy

Post on: 21.03.2025

Shot for the industry Ticino clothing: Consitex SA, a Zegna Group company based in Mendrisio, has announced the cutting of about 80 jobs at its production site. The decision is linked to a reorganization of the production cycle that provides for the relocation of the cutting department to the Oleggio plant, in the province of Novara, already part of the Group is active in the same area.

Consitex: Minimum wage and unfavourable exchange rate among the causes

According to the company in an official note, the choice è was dictated by economic and currency factors: the constant increase in the minimum wage in Ticino and the unfavorable exchange rate of the Swiss franc, which penalizes exports to markets such as the Eurozone and the United States.

" When production was transferred from Piedmont to Ticino in 1977, labour costs were 25% lower in Switzerland. Today the situation has become more and more important. upside down: working in Italy costs 30% less for the company" , reads the press release.

Activities high value-added remain in Ticino

Consitex, which employs over 1,000 people between Mendrisio and Stabio, points out, however; that it is not an abandonment of Ticino. The Mendrisio plant will continue; to take care of all the processing phases at a higher level; high added value, such as tailor-made service, prototyping and samples.

Consitex: Relocations and social plan for employees

The reorganization, which is expected to be completed by the end of 2025, involves about 10% of the company's workforce. The workers involved, mostly cross-border workers, will be offered a relocation at the Oleggio plant accompanied by a professional retraining course. The home-work travel times, according to the company, will not suffer significant deterioration compared to the current headquarters in Mendrisio.

For those who cannot or do not want to move, the company has announced a social plan, currently being negotiated with the trade union partners OCST and UNIA, with the objective of minimising the Impact of restructuring.

Inform authorities; and social partners

Consitex has alreadyà informed the authorities; municipal, cantonal and social partners. The reorganization represents the The last phase of a process launched at Group level in 2020, which has already involved the strategic, commercial and marketing areas of the brand. Now the Mendrisio production sector is also adapting to the new market challenges.