Rustam Minnikhanov holds meeting on increasing labour productivity at engineering and petrochemical enterprises

President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov held a video conference meeting dedicated to the project of a long-term targeted program aimed at increase in labour productivity at Tatarstan engineering and petrochemical enterprises in 2013-2016.

The video conference was organized between Moscow, Kazan and Nizhnekamsk. Rustam Minnikhanov held a meeting from Moscow (Representation of the Republic of Tatarstan in Moscow).

Sberbank of Russia was Tatarstan’s partner in development of the program project.

To the point, the opportunity of developing a project of the program on increasing labour productivity in Tatarstan was discussed at the meeting between Board Chairman of Sberbank of Russia German Gref and President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov at the international investment forum in Sochi (September, 2011). The decision was made to increase labour productivity at Tatarstan engineering and petrochemical enterprises.

Labour productivity is a key factor of competitiveness of the republican economy and stable economic growth. 750 thousand high-capacity workplaces are to be provided in republic by 2020 due to construction and modernization of production facilities.

A working group consisted of representatives of core ministries and agencies, OAO “Tatneftekhiminvest-holding”, Association of RT enterprises and entrepreneurs was established to coordinate activity on the program development.

ZAO “Strategy Partners Group” is a principal developer of the program.

Experts conducted express diagnostics to assess efficiency and profound examination of competitiveness. According to results of the assessment, certain measures on increasing labour productivity have been offered to chiefs of the enterprises.