Nokia's 2007 decision to transfer to Romania part of itsactivities of Bochum, Germany, plant has had a positive impact overCluj and neighbouring counties, and the investment of the world'slargest phone producer hasn't reached its full potential, yet, saythe representatives of local authorities. For the town hall ofJucu, a locality of eastern Cluj with a little above 4,000 peopleand where agriculture is the main field of activity, the rapiddevelopment of Nokia plant, whose number of employees could soontop that of residents in the five villages, has brought asignificant leap in budgetary receipts, tells mayor Ioan-DoruPojar. In 2008, when Nokia launched the phone assembly line, Jucutown hall's revenues went beyond 6.9m RON (1.65m euros), and lastyear's revenues topped 8.4m RON (2m euros). In Romania, Nokia payssalaries that are over eight times smaller than in Bochum, butRomanians working for the Finnish company say they're satisfiedboth with incomes and labour conditions, says Cristian Copilchairman of Nokia Romania Free Trade Union.
