Samara region Governor Nikolai Merkushkin, answering the question of the former workers of “Avtovazagregat”, complained about non-payment of wages, stated that unhappy with the situation the debt is not extinguished never.
According to “Novaya Gazeta”, referring to the entry portal Zasekin”, scandalous statement was made in the framework of the speech merkoushkin to the residents of Avtozavodsky district of Togliatti.
“I am a former employee of the long-suffering company “Avtovazagregat”, its subsidiaries “Sewing-Avtovazagregat”. I would like to know when we will extinguish debts under the salary. Came the second year, there were so many promises…” — addressed to the Governor of the woman. In response, the Governor said: “what I want to say. If that tone you speak, never! Never! Those that you warm up, ask them”.
The woman noticed that people for the second year without a salary, and for this situation, the tone is quite acceptable.
“I know. You listen to me! You listen to me now. That’s when including the us Ambassador, he came in order to warm up these people, and then a month on the world they showed. All over the world! People without salaries. We understand. We made 160 million rubles to 160 million rubles from the money earned by owners who came here five years ago, out of money to pay wage arrears. Illegal. We made illegally. Okay? They can be on me in the court file. To me,” said the Governor.
In relation to the management of “Avtovazagregat”, “Avtovazagregat”, “Polivanovskaya” and OOOO Avtovazagregat”, a subsidiary of AVTOVAZ, criminal cases: about 700 employees of the companies for a long time did not receive salaries. The total amount of indebtedness of the three organizations to 669 employees exceeds 44 million.
Visit of us Ambassador John Tefft, which in his speech said Merkushin was held from 4 to 6 April this year. However, Togliatti Tefft, according to the staff of the U.S. Embassy in Russia, did not attend.
