textile industry

Twenty percent of the employees of the Romanian textile industry, some 60,000 people, could be fired this year, due to a lack of demand, Maria Grapini, the president of the textiles employers' association, said Tuesday in a press conference.

Over 40,000 employees in the textile industry, or 15-20% of the total jobs in the industry, might be laid off next year, due to a cutback in exports, Maria Grappini, head of Textiles, Fabrics and Leather Employers Federation, or FEPAIUS, said Monday.