Up to 1,600 Lublin workers to lose their jobs at Daewoo Motor Polska

The receiver of Lublin-based van-maker Daewoo Motor Polska (DMP) is continuing a staff reduction program that is expected to lead to as many as 1,600 workers losing their jobs. According to company receiver Leszek Liszcz, all those who are not indispensable for the company to keep running will be dismissed. He said, "I should dismiss everyone according to the bankruptcy law, which should apply in a situation where the company has no money for paying its workers' salaries." Liszcz's spokesman Pawel Wadolowski suggested that the final number of lay-offs would depend on a decision by DMP's new investor. Under an agreement with PolMot Holding, the production of Lublin vans is likely to be re-launched. However, the agreement envisages output of just 500 vehicles, sufficient to ensure only the short-term survival of the company. (Prawo i Gospodarka, p. 4; Rzeczpospolita, p. B3) A.Z.