When David landed an assembly line job at Volkswagen's Bratislava factory, ...
) Bratislava factory, his colleagues congratulated him on securing a well-paid position he could ride to retirement.
“All my colleagues were saying there’s nothing to worry about, if I get used to the work load and work pace, the salary will gradually increase and I will have a stable job until retirement,” said David, who declined to give his last name.The job losses at the factory, Slovakia’s largest private sector employer, underline the challenges the country faces to keep the engine revving in an industry that accounts for about 12% of annual economic output and more than one in ten jobs.
While David found a job at another carmaker, the layoffs at the Bratislava plant, which also makes the Audi Q7 and Q8 models, have put the government on alert. The uncertainty has spurred unions, which have previously pushed for big wage increases, to change tack.
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