Nokia's 2007 decision to transfer to Romania part of its activities of Bochum, Germany, plant has had a positive impact over Cluj and neighbouring counties, and the investment of the world's largest phone producer hasn't reached its full potential, yet, say the representatives of local authorities. For the town hall of Jucu, a locality of eastern Cluj with a little above 4,000 people and where agriculture is the main field of activity, the rapid development of Nokia plant, whose number of employees could soon top that of residents in the five villages, has brought a significant leap in budgetary receipts, tells mayor Ioan-Doru Pojar. In 2008, when Nokia launched the phone assembly line, Jucu town hall's revenues went beyond 6.9m RON (1.65m euros), and last year's revenues topped 8.4m RON (2m euros). In Romania, Nokia pays salaries that are over eight times smaller than in Bochum, but Romanians working for the Finnish company say they're satisfied both with incomes and labour conditions, says Cristian Copil chairman of Nokia Romania Free Trade Union.
Nokia's 2007 decision to transfer to Romania part of its activities of Bochum, Germany, plant has had a positive impact over Cluj and neighbouring counties, and the investment of the world's largest phone producer hasn't reached its full potential, yet, say the representatives of local authorities. For the town hall of Jucu, a locality of eastern Cluj with a little above 4,000 people and where agriculture is the main field of activity, the rapid development of Nokia plant, whose number of employees could soon top that of residents in the five villages, has brought a significant leap in budgetary receipts, tells mayor Ioan-Doru Pojar. In 2008, when Nokia launched the phone assembly line, Jucu town hall's revenues went beyond 6.9m RON (1.65m euros), and last year's revenues topped 8.4m RON (2m euros). In Rom