US OEMs to cut staff in Ireland
US based IBM is seeking 120 voluntary redundancies at its technology campus in Dublin. Also US maker of medical devices, Boston Scientific s closing a plant in Letterkenny,
OEMIBM plans to transfer its high-end server manufacturing to Singapore by 2010. IBM will continue to provide low-end power-based systems manufacturing at the plant.
US based medical device manufacturer Boston Scientific is closing its plant in Letterkenn, Ireland in 2010. Most of the manufacturing at the Letterkenny plant will be switched to the Galway facility. The Letterkenny plant has 120 employees. Those will be offered to voluntarily move to the Galway plant.
Huawei opens assembly plant in Hungary
EMSChinese Telecom company Huawei is opening an assembly plant in Hungary.
Another Foxconn employee fell from the roof
EMSAnother Foxconn employee in Shenzhen fell from a building last night.
Jabil to lease new site in Hungary
EMSJabil Circuit has leased a new site in Hungary due to higher order volume.

