Orlen refinery in Lithuania sees protests

The Orlen Lietuva refinery in Możejki has been running at a loss of $ 93 million in the past year. Workers at the plant have experienced layoffs (160 employees) and the refinery processing is at 60 percent capacity. Union representative, Wirginija Wilimiene, said "we've never had it this bad before." Half of the workforce supports a general strike. Lithuania's Prime Minister, Algirdas Butkevicius, has been involved in talks with the workers at the refinery. Further, Orlen Lietuva is under pressure to regulate back pay in the amount of LTL 9 million to the Lithuanian railways for use of its rail infrastructure, according to an IAR release.