In Irkutsk region, nearly 18 thousand workers are expected to be laid off soon, 674 organizations reported cuts. Most applications came from forestry, wood processing and chemical industries, as well as educational institutions and authorities. The largest cuts are expected at BCBK, where more than 1,500 people will lose their jobs, and at the Irkutsk Higher Military Aviation School, where nearly 700 employees are planned to be dismissed.
Almost 18,000 workers at enterprises in the Irkutsk Region will be laid off in the near future. The heads of 674 organizations have contacted the employment service of the Angara region and reported upcoming job cuts.The largest number of such requests came from the heads of enterprises in the forestry, wood-processing, and chemical industries, education, and government authorities. More than one and a half thousand people will be laid off at the Baikal Pulp and Paper Mill. Half of them have already contacted the employment service. In addition, nearly 700 employees of the Irkutsk Higher Military Aviation School are planned to be laid off in the near future.