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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Electrical Equipment 27.51 - Manufacture of electric domestic appliances
250 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
17 April 2014
Employment effect (start)
28 April 2014
Foreseen end date
31 December 2014
Description
DeLonghi Romania, a branch of the Italian appliances manufacturer, will create 250 jobs at its plant in Jucu by the end of 2014. According to the source, the company has begun the recruitment of 80 workers for its recently extended production line. The source reports that the workers will be paid the minimum wage in Romania, currently RON 600 per month.
DeLonghi has been operating in Romania since 2012, and at present the plant employs 400 workers. This jobs announcement is linked to a €30 million investment in their manufacturing plant in Juncu.
Sources
28 April 2014: România Liberă
17 April 2014: gherlainfo.ro
28 April 2014: Digi24
Citation
Eurofound (2014), DeLonghi Romania, Business expansion in Romania, factsheet number 77232, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/77232.
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