Overview
- Operations at the Los Gutiérrez facility are halted, with a company notice setting the suspension through February 28 and a small maintenance and admin team remaining on site.
- Between 30 and 35 employees will continue in administrative and logistics roles, about 10–12 are slated for internal transfers, and the firm is in talks with at least seven local companies, including major sugar mills, to place additional staff.
- The latest stoppage follows the shutdown of the group’s Las Piedritas plant in mid‑2025, bringing the number of directly affected workers in Tucumán to roughly 290.
- The Secretaría de Trabajo convened a mediation to define severance terms or explore continuity under a new operator, while some workers reported pressure to accept reduced voluntary‑retirement packages.
- Company and industry sources cite a collapse in demand, surging imports of low‑cost new and used clothing, tight financing, and a sector contraction tracked by FITA’s 24% year‑on‑year activity drop in October 2025, prompting local industrial groups to warn of deindustrialization risks.