Atlant plant begins to work four days a week

The situation at the refrigerator plant in Minsk is critical.

Several readers of charter97.org report that Atlant refrigerator manufacturer begins to work four days a week.

A worker s sent a photo of the order on shorter working weeks.

“Working days on March 23, March 30, April 6, April 13, April 22-25, April 27-30 2015 shall be declared idle days for all workers of the Minsk refrigerator plant. Idle days are paid in the amount of two-thirds of a worker's salary in accordance with the staff schedule,” the order says.

Charter97.org asked the plant's representatives to comment on the situation.

“It's lunchtime now. Our managers are out of office. Please, call later,” a secretary said.

She said during the second conversation: “Here are phone numbers. This is a deputy director for ideology. You should contact him on the issue.”

However, no one answered the phone on the numbers given by the secretary.

Many companies work short weeks or force workers to take unpaid leaves. In the first days of March, charter97.org received complaints from Gomselmash, the Automobile Units Plant in Asipovichy, the Concrete Products Plant in Svetlahorsk, the Tractor Parts and Units Plant in Babruisk, Mogilevtransmash, Strommashina, the Minsk Tractor Plant, Gomeldrev, the Minsk Bearing Plant, Belarusian Railway, Vitebsk Products company and others.