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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers 29.31 - Manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment for motor vehicles
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
5 December 2016
Employment effect (start)
5 December 2016
Foreseen end date
31 December 2016
Description
SEWS Romania, the local subsidiary of Japanese car cabling producer Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems (SEWS), has announced up to 100 job openings at the production plant in Alba-Iulia, in central Romania. Most jobs are for unqualified workers for the assembly and mounting of components.
In Romania, Sumitomo Electric Wiring System (SEWS) started its investments in 2000 by opening plants in Deva (Hunedoara County), Orastie and Alba Iulia (Alba County).
Now the company has plants in Deva, Hateg, Orastie, Brad (Hunedoara County), Alba Iulia (Alba County), Tarnaveni (Sibiu County) and Caransebes (Caras Severin County).
SEWS has announced another job creation in May and June this year.
Sources
5 December 2016: Ziarul Financiar
Citation
Eurofound (2016), SEWS Romania, Business expansion in Romania, factsheet number 89444, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/89444.
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