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Moulinex is a French brandname of small electrical appliances and kitchen
equipment and is owned by Groupe SEB. Moulinex was originally established
as a company in 1937, however at the beginning of September 2001, Moulinex
declared bankruptcy.
On 14 November 2001 thousands demonstrated against the closures of
Moulinex factories in Caen, Normandy?s largest town. Tyres were piled up in
front of official buildings and set on fire and police cars pelted with
rotten eggs. Workers begun tearing up their voting cards, to symbolise that
they felt ?let down? by the political parties and that they would not vote
again. Without an independent political strategy to take forward their
cause, however, the workers? opposition only led to frustration. At one
factory threatened with closure in Cormelles-le-Royal near Caen, barrels of
explosive substances were placed around the building and threats were made
to blow them up.
On 23 November 2001, thousands of Mo
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