Karaganda. December 1st. Kazakhstan Today - The General Director of Arcelor Mittal, Franc Pannier, informed at the meeting with akim of the oblast, Nurlan Nigmatulin, that the company will not reduce workplaces in 2009, the agency reports. The reason for the meeting was the fact that the London office had released news on layoffs at Arcelor Mittal factories in other countries. F. Pannier has officially confirmed the akim of the oblast of the intention of the company to execute all the items of the memorandum signed recently. "I am responsible for Kazakhstan and our company does not plan any layoffs in 2009," he said. He added, "Despite reductions of volumes of manufacture of metallurgical complex of JSC Company Arcelor Mittal Temirtau, the employees will be transferred to other sites". The average wage is now $ 800.