Thursday, February 9, 2012

Hungarian town suffers as Nokia announces big layoffs

Hungarian town suffers as Nokia announces big layoffs
Wed,8 Feb 2012 09:31 AM PST
Reuters -

Workers leave after finishing a shift at the Nokia phone assembly plant in KomaromKOMAROM, Hungary (Reuters) - Veronika Szalai had just graduated from elementary school when Nokia, the Finnish phone maker, opened a factory by the Danube in Komarom. The 27-year-old, who has worked here for years, now faces unemployment as the company implements major layoffs. "They only told us they will let go a mix of people, from all departments," she told Reuters outside the factory on Wednesday, shivering as a bitter cold wind blew from the north. "Of course it upsets everyone," she said. "In this world a good living is hard to come by. ...

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