International bodywear company, Hanes Brands, which acquired DB Apparel in 2014 has recently announced plans to cut the French company’s workforce by 400 (from over 1000). According to Le Parisien, the job cuts will come from the lingerie production sector (rather than hosiery) and it is hoped that the reduction can be achieved by not replacing retiring employees.
There is a degree of inevitability about this recent news as it is apparent that Hanes Brands can source underwear and lingerie production elsewhere in the world at lower costs than through French manufacturing units.
