Labor Minster presents ex-Ozarow employees with forward looking plan

Yesterday Labor Minister Jerzy Hausner presented his concept of a rescue program to former employees of the Fabryka Kabli Ozarow (FKO). This envisages the creation of a special economic zone on the site of the former factory. "Secondly, we will create a special local program aiming at improving the situation of those who lost their jobs in FKO. Similar programs are being introduced in Szczecin and Gdansk," said Hausner. The third proposal includes granting so-called local micro-loans, the creation of a loan guarantee fund and a job advisory center. "The blockade in front of the plant will not be suspended. We will ensure that remaining machines are not taken away. Only the continuation of our protest may help us achieve something," the leader of the Protest Committee Arkadiusz Sliwinski told the media after his meeting with the Minister. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A3) A.Z.