Romanian PM Says 88,067 Jobs Have Been Cut In Public Sector This Year

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Saturday 88,067 jobs have been cut this year in the public sector, of which 14,462 were vacant and 73,605 filled, adding layoff procedures are still underway for part of these jobs.

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"There are normative acts for all these layoffs and, in some cases, procedures are underway. The results of our work now will be apparent in 2011 and 2012," Boc told a news conference in the eastern city of Iasi.

Boc also said he urged authorities to operate layoffs based on competence criteria only.

He added the Government will help the private sector absorb the workforce severed from the public sector.

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