OREANDA-NEWS. September 07, 2009. Making a report “About the budget and financial policy of the Republic of Tatarstan for 2010-2012” at the meeting of the RT State Council, Mintimer Shaimiev, President of the Republic of Tatarstan, made a special mention of energetic and purposeful activities of the KAMAZ management under conditions of the global economic crisis and the role of the enterprise in maintaining social stability in Naberezhnye Chelny.

Despite decreasing output volumes and vehicle sales by 2.5 times in comparison with 2008 which resulted in financial and economic problems, KAMAZ supports the policy implemented in the republic: maintains its personnel and prevents acute social tension. Only a few departments of KAMAZ, according to the President, reduced the number of employees from 1 to 8%. This is less than on other enterprises of the republic and all automobile enterprises of Russia.

“It’s better to organize a short working week, than to discharge people, - said Mintimer Shaimiev, citing KAMAZ’s measures as an example, which include temporary job placement for the workers during forced outage periods. “The management of KAMAZ Inc. sticks to a more flexible working system, - noted the President of Tatarstan Republic, - and, notwithstanding the tension, it continues carrying out social commitments, including indexation of rates for its workers.” It should be recalled that on the first of July the rates of pay were raised by 6% for the whole personnel at KAMAZ.