U.S. electronic parts company Molex announced on Thursday that it is temporarily closing one of its factories in south-west France. The company said it took the decision in order to guarantee the safety of employees, claiming that a senior staff member was attacked by striking workers on Tuesday evening.
Molex alleges that the development director Eric Doesburg was kicked and punched as he left the factory in Villemer-sur-Tarn, near Toulouse, on Tuesday evening. However, employees say they only jostled Doesburg and threw eggs at him and two security guards.
Molex said that Doesburg, who currently uses a walking stick after a recent knee operation, was given seven days medical leave after consulting a doctor. The company lodged a complaint with police against four workers and they appeared in court in connection with the incident on Thursday.
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