On 07 April, shortly after Audi (Gyor) struck its agreement (c.f. article No. 9608) Autoliv, Europe’s main seat-belt maker, signed an agreement securing a 10% wage rise for production workers. According to Akos Molnar, regional representative of the metals workers union, VASAS, “supply and demand determines the market. The workforce-shortage is the greatest friend of the worker,” as he intends to achieve the same results for other auto parts makers located in the Transdanubium region close to Austria.
The Swedish company has been active in Hungary since 1991 and currently employs approximately 2,500 in the small border town of Sopronkovesd located in the Transdanubium region. As with most automakers and suppliers that have set up businesses in Hungary, the Autoliv branch has experienced a significant expansion in orders, production, and staff numbers over the past five years, (Autoliv employed 1,700 in 2014). The company intends to double production levels by 2018 and hire 700 new...
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