Sunday, September 30, 2012

1300 Automotive workers laid off


HRANA News Agency - 1300 automotive factory workers of Pooya Khodro Shargh Co. (PKS) have lost their jobs and the plant is now shut down.
According to news, the private owners of the factory have contracts with automobile manufacturers and due to the drop in orders caused by economic crises in recent years, they are facing problems. The PKS started with layoffs since January and now all of its 1300 workers are laid off and the factory shut down.
These workers have more than five years of experience and their wages have not been paid since May of this year.
PKS is located in Shams Abad Industry city in Tehran-Qom highway and produced auto lock sets such as doors, trunk, etc. and electromechanical lock sets. The company was founded in 2003.