Friday, March 30, 2007

Pulling Out - Arena Leaves France

Roland Schoeman of South Africa, wearing a pair of Arena trunks, exits the pool after competing in the men's 50m freestyle swimming heat at the World Aquatics Championship in Melbourne March 30, 2007.

Arena has closed its factory in France and moved production to China, underlining the woes of French industry in an election year.

On Thursday, the 169 workers of at Arena factory in southwest France clocked out for the last time, many in tears.

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