President speaks with staff of tannery in Gatovo

23 марта 2021

The quality of raw materials and options for modernization were discussed today at Minsk tannery during the visit by the head of state. Alexander Lukashenko walked around all the shops. A large-scale modernization was carried out at Gatovo plant, but the goals for which the enterprise was oriented were not achieved. The government came up with a proposal to privatize the plant in order to solve the problems. However, the President is categorically against such a decision.

The pandemic saved individual managers from personnel decisions. Working conditions were more difficult during this period. Otherwise, some employees would have to be left without portfolios. As a result of the visit to the enterprise, specific decisions were made. The head of state instructed to form a kind of association. It will include meat processing plants: suppliers of raw hides, processors and enterprises-consumers of leather. Manufacturers of leather goods must orient the factory to produce the items in demand in order to eventually switch to the consumption of domestic raw materials. The head of state promised to visit the enterprise again in next year.