As many as 1,500 jobs to be created in Moldova's south city at new foreign company factory
16:34 | 23.11.2018 Category: Official
Chisinau, 23 November /MOLDPRES/ – Prime Minister, Pavel Filip, has visited today the new Dräxlmaier plant, opened on 15 October 2018, in the Cahul sub-area of the Free Economic Zone (ZEL) of Balti. This is the fourth factory open in Moldova by car wiring manufacturer Dräxlmaier. The investment project is worth over €20 million and provides for the creation of about 1,500 jobs, the government's communication and protocol department has reported.
The PM was informed about the activity of company and discussed with employees, mostly young people, about the working conditions. They are trained at the factory by tutors from Romania. The recruitment and training of future employees started in parallel with the construction works – training of specialists took place both in the plant in Balti municipality and at Dräxlmaier locations in Romania. Currently, at the factory with an area of about 19 thousand square metres, nearly 400 people work, working in two shifts. By the autumn of 2019, their number will increase to 1,500. The average salary of the employees of ZEL Balti is about MDL 11,000.
The Cahul factory is the most modern factory of Dräxlmaier – considerable investments have been made for the development of public infrastructure and utilities. To this end, the government came up with a contribution of MDL 20 million. Thus, there were developed the energy system, water supply networks, sewage systems, external lighting lines, access road and parking. The building is also connected to the natural gas network to create good working conditions for employees.
The representatives of company mentioned that the expansion of the business and initiation of the new project was possible due to the economic stability in Moldova and favourable conditions created for the business environment. The company's investments in Moldova amount to more than €100 million, and totally, there have been created about 7 thousand jobs in four factories.
