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Article about the closure of Genfoot (2004)

The image is that of an article written by the journalist Patrick Turgeon, released in Les 2 Rives newspaper in January 2004. The full title is: La mondialisation du marché fait une autre victime: L’usine Genfoot cessera ses activités le 27 février. (Another Victim Falls to Market Globalization: Genfoot Factory will cease operating on February 27) Two pictures accompany the article. One was taken inside the factory and shows labourers at work. The other was taken outside the factory for the company’s 100th anniversary celebration. The employees are gathered in front of the plant.

Les 2 Rives newspaper

The closure of Contrecœur’s Kamik factory was widely publicized in local newspapers, but also in a number of national newspapers such as La Presse.