Massive Ohio Company Announces Job Relocation to Costa Rica
Nearly 200 jobs have been lost by hardworking Americans as a result of a large Ohio company’s decision to relocate jobs overseas.
One hundred seventy-five employees will be leaving Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. for a new Costa Rica in Akron, the business announced on Friday. While Goodyear did acknowledge to the Beacon Journal that layoffs will occur at its Akron headquarters, the company chose not to disclose how many employees will be impacted.
Nevertheless, according to a representative from Goodyear, the layoffs would not impact any union personnel.
The company announced in a statement that as part of its Goodyear Forward transformation plan, 175 positions would be moved to a new Goodyear site in Costa Rica, beginning in early 2025. These positions will serve the company’s business and corporate activities throughout the Americas.
The majority of Goodyear’s about 71,000 employees—more than 2,500—are based out of Akron, with the majority working out of the company’s headquarters, according to the representative.
In May, Goodyear President Mark Stewart said that 135 positions had been eliminated in the United States and Latin America.
About 550 workers will lose their jobs when Goodyear’s Malaysia plant shuts down on June 30, according to a March article in the Beacon Journal.
Goodyear also announced in September that it will be cutting 1,200 jobs in its EMEA division.
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