Lithuanian manufacturer of leisurewear and sportswear garments Audimas has been working in Belarus for 10 years. According to Ingrid Rukuyzhene, the company representative, the department in Lida is small: there are only 100 employees, 60 of them are seamstresses.
“The cost of labour in Belarus is not cheap, — she said. — Salaries are set by the market of the country we operate in. It corresponds to the Belarusian market reality.
The main difference between the Belarusian and Lithuanian staff of Audimas is that in Belarus there are more young people. "In comparison with Lithuania, there are many young people who want to work in the specialty. There are many vocational training schools, where specialists are being trained. This is a significant difference, the rest depends on the labour management ", — she said.
“There is no shortage of employees in the Belarusian department, considering that a seamstress is one of the attractive professions here. However, we have to make great efforts to train our staff. A lot of people come straight from school,” — Ingrid Rukuyzhene mentioned.
In the nearest future, Arvi Company is going to create new jobs in Belarus. Close to the Lithuanian border, the premises of Arvibelagro Company are being under construction, which will employ about 200 people. "Half of the future staff are administrative employees and factory workers, and the others are employees of the feed and farm workshops, – said Arunas Bernadishyus, the director of the new company. — The bulk of the labor force will be the locals. People are constantly coming in search of work. "
He also noted: "It is planed to create a comprehensive line of turkey products in Belarus- from breeding to packaging We will sell both meat and products from it (sausage and so on, as well as in Lithuania)," — said Bernadishyus.
Speaking about the relations with the Belarusian authorities, Bernadishyus believes that it is normal. "For the Belarusians, turkey is an exotic food as ostrich meat in Lithuania. There is a similar situation in Belarus as in Lithuania in 2004, when serious turkey production was implemented. Today, about 100 grams of turkey per capita is sold in Belarus, while in Lithuania it is 2 kilos. We hope for similar results, "- he said.
According to the Belarusian Embassy in Vilnius, more than 500 companies operate with Lithuanian capital in Belarus. Meanwhile, nearly 250 Belarusian companies are investing in the Lithuanian economy. In 2014, the Lithuanians invested 233.5 million US dollars in the Belarusian economy. It was 30.8% more than in 2013. Direct investments of Lithuanian businessmen have increased and amounted to 190.1 million dollars. The Lithuanian companies, such as Vakarų medienos grupė, Senukai, and others were investing in Belarus.
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