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Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria; Yugoiztochen; Yambol
Location of affected unit(s)
Yambol
Sector
Manufacturing (26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products 27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment 27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment
3,000 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
19 September 2006
Employment effect (start)
1 November 2006
Foreseen end date
30 September 2009
Description
By the end of 2009, the Japanese firm Yasaki Corporation will create some 2,933 new jobs at its new factory in Yambol. At the beginning, the Japanese firm hired 820 persons by December 2007. The Yasaki Corporation is producing cables for motor vehicles for Nissan, Toyota, Renault, BMW etc. By May 2008 the company hired 1,800 workers and is planning to increase their number to 3,000 by the end of 2009.
Sources
20 September 2006: Trud
Citation
Eurofound (2006), Yasaki Corporation, Business expansion in Bulgaria, factsheet number 64147, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/64147.