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Transportation / Storage 49 - Land transport and transport via pipelines 49.2 - Freight rail transport 49.20 - Freight rail transport
2,500 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
21 November 2013
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2014
Foreseen end date
31 January 2014
Description
State-owned rail freight company CFR Marfa is to cut 2,500 jobs in 2014.
As announced, the Romanian Government promotes a cost-cutting restructuring programme envisaging, among other measures, a job reduction plan aimed at decreasing operating losses.
According to media reports, a recent privatisation effort encountered obstacles but a new plan is to be implemented by 2015.
Eurofound (2013), Societatea Naţională de Transport Feroviar de Marfă (CFR Marfă), Internal restructuring in Romania, factsheet number 76242, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/76242.