According to Joseph Adam Aguerri, president of the Superior Council of Private Enterprise (COSEP), the company will begin its work in late February in Niquinohomo, Masaya, generating initially one thousand jobs, however it is expected that in the next 90 days the number will rise to 3000.

According to Aguerri, the South Korean group, owner of the industrial park, has invested more than $200 million in the country. He added that in formal labor, 3,000 positions will be added to the records of the Nicaraguan Institute of Social Security (INSS).

"They are a new contributor to job creation in this country, one thing that should be highlighted is the signing of tripartite wage agreements, and especially the signing of an agreement as we have for free zones," he added.

Source: elnuevodiario.com.ni

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