“We cannot find welders, locksmiths, electricians on the local market, so we will bring 80 employees from Vietnam in the first stage,” Gheorghe Sirbu, general manager of Astra Vagoane Calatori.
Several local companies have brought workers from Vietnam, Sri Lanka or Nepal as there are coping with a workforce shortage.
In 2021, the company doubled its turnover and for 2022 it expects a flat figure. The company entered the ranking of the most dynamic firms in industry by 2020 turnover evolution.
(English version by Catalina Apostoiu)