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Ten percent of Romania's metalworkers to be laid off

Ten percent of Romania's nearly 32,000 iron and steel and metal workers are about to be laid off in the period immediately ahead and the remaining such workers will have their wage income and job security seriously affected, says Metarom Metal Trade Union Federation Mircea Scantei, quoted by Agerpres.

The Braila laminated steel works of has placed 400 workers on short-time working paying them 75 percent of their wages, throughout February 15. Tubinox Bucharest furloughed 120 workers on 80-percent pay because the employers cannot afford to replenish capital for production as it has not been refunded its 2007 and 2008 VAT dues. Altur Slatina has laid off 132 workers and has planned to lay off 150 more. The laminated steel works of Focsani is about to be closed down indefinitely because, although it has received business orders, it cannot secure the raw materials needed, and 350 workers are affected.

The Electrocarbon Slatina and Elsider Titu electrode factory have reduced production to almost zero because the steel works still operational in Romania are securing the electrodes they need from abroad. That is why 700 workers are affected and 79 workers of Slatina will be made redundant in the next week.

Lamdro Drobeta Turnu Severin has no future prospects and Atlas of Galati, the transport services provider for the Galati works, laid off 300 workers. The steel works construction and repairing enterprise affected by the contraction of the steel works business has laid off 270 workers and halted production through April 15.

The Coordination Council of the Metarom metalworkers' trade union federation has mandated its executive board to initiate an emergency meeting with the government to find out actual solutions entailing Government business orders and other protectionist measures that will keep this fundamental industrial branch alive.

 

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