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Unia files bankruptcy petition against debt-laden Geneva produce company

From Le Temps · () French

Translated from French and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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News Official statement In the courts
  • Swiss union Unia filed a bankruptcy petition on Sept. 1 against Geneva-based fruit and vegetable company Ronin Primeurs.
  • The union says the company's unpaid claims exceed 6 million Swiss francs and that it can no longer pay staff regularly.
  • Unia is seeking to protect employees' wages, social security contributions and pension-fund payments.

Unia has taken the unusual step of seeking Ronin Primeurs' bankruptcy, saying the Geneva company can no longer wait to meet its obligations to employees. The union filed the petition on Sept. 1 after a formal demand for payment issued on Aug. 11 failed to produce a satisfactory response.

To protect the rights and claims of employees.

· UniaThe union gave this as the purpose of its bankruptcy petition against Ronin Primeurs.

Ronin Primeurs buys, processes and sells fruit and vegetables. The company has faced financial difficulties for two years, according to the report, after a French entrepreneur took it over in 2021.

Unia says the claims at stake exceed 6 million Swiss francs. Its stated aim is to secure whatever can still be recovered for workers, including unpaid salaries, contributions to Switzerland's old-age and survivors' insurance system, and payments to pension funds.

The situation no longer allows us to wait.

· UniaThe union used this phrase to explain why it filed the petition.

The union described the bankruptcy action as rare and said the situation no longer allowed it to wait. In a statement issued Thursday, it said Ronin Primeurs was no longer able to pay wages regularly and that the petition sought to protect employees' rights and claims.

The company is no longer able to pay the wages owed to its staff regularly.

· UniaUnia cited the company's failure to make regular wage payments.
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Originally published by Le Temps in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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