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Manufacturing Manufacturing Of Furniture And Other Manufacturing Manufacture Of Furniture 31.09 - Manufacture of other furniture
159 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
2 December 2015
Employment effect (start)
22 June 2016
Foreseen end date
31 December 2016
Description
Italian furniture manufacturer Ditre is to hire 108 people for its sofa factory in Arad. According to the Arad County Agency for Employment, the open positions are mainly for production workers, carpenters and machine tool operators. One of the company spokespersons mentioned that the production site had been extended and more workers in production are now needed.
Update, 22 June 2016: Ditre Romania plans to recruit 159 persons for the sofa factory in Arad by the end of 2016. At present, the factory employs 490 individuals, which is set to increase to 650 in the coming period in 2016 following the current job openings.
Sources
3 December 2015: Ziarul Financiar
3 December 2015: Diacaf.com
22 June 2016: Agentia Judeteana pentru Ocuparea Fortei de Munca Arad
24 June 2016: Ziarul Financiar
Citation
Eurofound (2015), Ditre, Business expansion in Romania, factsheet number 85603, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/85603.
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