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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Electrical Equipment 27.12 - Manufacture of electricity distribution and control apparatus
300 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
16 June 2021
Employment effect (start)
17 June 2021
Foreseen end date
31 December 2021
Description
Iskra, the Slovenian manufacturer of capacitors, switch gears, electrical measuring instruments, power automation and protection, professional batteries, antennas and telecommunications, plans to employ 300 staff until the end of 2021. The company is encountering a steep rise in demand for its products. It has already employed 78 persons this year and will need 300 more employees mostly in manufacturing. Due to the lack of toolmakers, electricians and mechatronics, the company is searching for a workforce in Bosnia and Hercegovina and Serbia.
Eurofound (2021), Iskra, Business expansion in Slovenia, factsheet number 104946, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/104946.
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