ROMANIA: New Rieker Shoe Plant Creates 500 Jobs
Up to 500 jobs have been created in western Romania with the opening of a $2.7m new footwear factory by Rieker Romania. The new plant in Faget is the firm's second manufacturing unit. Its other in nearby Lujoj began operations in 1998 and employs 2,000 people who help produce up to 20,000 pairs of shoes a day.