19 April, 2010
ICEM Hungarian affiliate, the Federation of Chemical Workers Union at the MOL Bányász Szakszervezet (MOL RT), held its Congress in Budapest, 27 March.
The Congress unanimously elected László Biri as the new President of the union. He replaces the outgoing József Kudela, who has retired. In letters between outgoing József Kudela and ICEM General Secretary Manfred Warda, each of the two thanked the other for a long period of friendship and close cooperation, protecting the interests of Hungarian oil and gas workers, and developing international trade unionism in the region.
ICEM congratulates László Biri on his election, and looks forward to continuing good relations and successful work together.
The MOL Group is an integrated oil and gas company, also present elsewhere in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. With 34,000 employees in total, MOL is the second largest company in Central and Eastern Europe.