Varga and Palkovics held a press conference in Jászberény, where Palkovics said 14 companies had already signalled interest in hiring workers now at the Jászberény plant, and that number is expected to grow.

Electrolux said on Tuesday that it would outsource production of vacuum cleaners and a “significant part” of freestanding refrigerators at its plant in Jászberény, a move expected to impact about 800 production employees.

MTI Photo: Balázs Attila