Bureau Steps Up Hawassa IP Recruitment
A total budget of 60 million Br has been set aside for the recruitment and training of HIP staff Though he arrived late Sisay Gemechu's (IPDC CEO) (sitting left to right) mandate was out of the ordinary. Genet Mekuria, Bureau head of Trade & Industry (SNNPR), Sileshi Lema Director General - ETIDI, Taddesse Haile state minister of MoI, Nebil Kalow Managing Director of EP, Ranjanshi Dutta Tenants’ Association representative. The Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples’ Trade and Industry Bureau has sourced close to 25,000 workers to be trained and recruited for the Hawassa Industrial Park (HIP), which is expected to become operational in October 2016. A total budget of close to 60 million Br is set aside for the Hawassa Industrial Park Sourcing and Training Employees in the Region (HIPSTER) to source, recruit and train 30,000 workers in two years. This represents half of the ultimate absorption capacity of the Park when it is fully occupied and operational