Kiev plant "Artem" sent workers on vacation at their own expense - there are no orders and no money for salaries
Kyiv, April 19 (Navigator, Vladimir Mikhailov) – One of the leading enterprises in the mechanical engineering industry of Ukraine, the State Joint Stock Holding Company “Artem”, sent some of its employees on a month’s vacation at its own expense.
As one of the employees told the correspondent, the plant remains in arrears in wages, which arose due to the fact that the state does not return VAT to the plant.
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As of March 2014, wage arrears at the plant amounted to UAH 14 million. As Sergei Gromov, director of the Ukroboronprom concern, previously stated, the company currently does not have a government order and almost does not produce products for the Ukrainian market.
The Artem plant is one of the largest machine-building enterprises in Ukraine.
The company produces a wide range of products - from medical equipment to special military products, including anti-tank guided missiles, air-to-air guided missiles, as well as instruments and equipment for aircraft.
The plant belongs to the State Concern "Ukroboronprom".