March 14 (SeeNews) - German footwear maker HAIX plans to hire some 650 workers by the end of the year in its new factory in the southern Serbian city of Vranje, Serbian president Aleksandar Vucict said on Monday.
The German footwear company started operations in Serbia in February.
The company currently employs 88 workers, most of whom previously worked for Italian footwear manufacturer Geox which closed its plant in Vranje in July 2021, Vucic said as seen in a video posted on the YouTube channel of the Tanjug news agency.