Harsa a manufacturer of toilets, sinks and other sanitary equipment will close Monday its doors

Harsa - a manufacturer of toilets, sinks and other sanitary equipment from the Hamat group - will close its doors on Monday, April 29. The workers of the 70-year-old factory were not allowed to return to work at the end of the Passover holiday. The workers' committee said that the factory management hired a security company to prevent the workers from entering their work place after a two-week intensive vacation.
"The day is a very difficult day for you and me. It has been eight years since I acquired the Hamat Group, during which I tried with all my might to improve it and bring it to business results that will bring value to all employees and shareholders ... Unfortunately, our moves were not successful ... Therefore, with a lot of pain, we have to make a difficult, Tank, to stop production at the plant. "
Golan notes that the Hamat Group is a public company. "Although I have a very deep commitment to all of the company's employees, I also have an obligation to the entire public of shareholders who invest their money in Hamat Group shares." He added that the group would do all they could to help workers find other employment solutions.
Histadrut Labor Federation chairman Meir Babayof ordered the workers to refuse to receive the letters of dismissal and not to sign the emissaries to bring the letters.
Hara is a factory producing sanitary ware. This is a historic factory that was established in Be'er Sheva shortly after the establishment of the state. It has about 115 employees, residents of Be'er Sheva and the surrounding area, who are employed directly as factory workers, are incorporated in the Histadrut and have a collective agreement. In addition, the plant provides livelihood for hundreds of workers in external circles.
For two years there has been concern among the workers about their future employment, because the owners of the company built a factory for the manufacture of sanitary ware in Turkey. In the letter, Golan claims that "the preference given by the state to the import of ceramic products over domestic industry incentives, as is customary in other countries around the world, created a great inferiority to the pottery factory." The Histadrut estimates that it intends to transfer full activity to it. About a month ago, the workers held an emergency meeting, against the backdrop of reports that the factory owners intend to close it and transfer the production to Turkey.
Babioff said that "there has long been concern for the fate of Harsa." We do not intend to abandon the workers after 70 years of production. We will demand and insist on accepting increased and improved conditions in view of the closing of the plant. We will aspire to reach an agreement through negotiations, but if there is no agreement, we will embark on a sharp move. The management built an alternative factory in Turkey and then announced the closure of the factory in Israel, because it does not pay the owner and as far as he is concerned the workers will go to hell. We are not willing to accept this. "
On Monday at 8:00 AM, the workers are expected to gather in the outer perimeter of the factory, which is not blocked by security guards, and to block entry and exit gates.
The plant's activity was overshadowed by the "occupant price" plan, which caused a large proportion of the contractors to choose cheap products made by Turkey and China.
The Hamat Group currently operates three plants - Lipsky Plastic Products, a shower factory and a faucets factory which, according to Regerman, are profitable and will continue to operate and operate in them
Investments.