Benetton to hire 2,700 workers in Nis until end of 2014

Deputy Prime Minister for Economic and Regional Development Verica Kalanovic stated that Benetton’s textile centre in Nis would employ 2,000 workers by the end of 2013, it was announced on the Serbian government's website.

While touring the complex of the former textile company Nitex, which was purchased by Benetton, Kalanovic stressed that the construction works were going on schedule, adding that four factories had been reconstructed and built, while others were still under construction.

Currently, 400 workers are employed and by the end of 2014 the textile center will have taken on 2,700 workers, Kalanovic specified. As she added, Benetton will have a turnover of €72 million once it starts operating at full capacity with its subcontractors, and the production will be export-oriented.

She noted that the agreement between Benetton, Serbia and the city of Nis, signed last year, envisaged the reconstruction of factories, environmental cleaning of the complex and destruction of useless facilities.

These works should be completed by the end of this year, she noted.

Benetton promised to invest €43 million and employ 2,700 workers, while the state granted subsidies amounting to €9,000 for each newly created job.

So far, 20,000 square meters of production space have been reconstructed and built, and the plan is to renew and build 75,000 square meters of production space.