German car parts maker Schaeffler fires hundreds in Romania

German car parts maker Schaeffler fires hundreds in Romania

German company Schaeffler plans to lay off 800 people from the almost 5,000 employees at its Romanian factory in Cristian, near Brasov, by the end of this year, according to Profit.ro.  The company’s problems surfaced recently when almost 1,000 employees were put on technical unemployment for two months in a row. Cristian’s factory is totally…