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09/12/2008
Pork Lay Off Rises To 1,400
Some 1,400 workers have now been laid off from all over the country over the pork poisoning scare.
According to RTÉ, the lay-offs include workers for Rosderra Meats, where 850 have been laid off at the company's Edenderry, Clara, Roscrea and Jamestown (Laois) plants; McCarren Meats in Cavan have laid off 140; Feldhues Ltd in Clones, Co Monaghan have cut 50 workers; Callan Bacon, Co Kilkenny, where 79 have been laid off; and in Queally Pigs, Co Waterford, 30 workers were given a day's holiday today and no date for a return to work.
Yesterday, Fine Gael's Olwyn Enright said the lay-offs at Rosderra Meats would cripple the entire region.
"My sympathies go out to all the workers and families at Rosderra Meats. The crisis in the pig industry is already hitting ordinary families hard and, with Christmas only a fortnight away, today's move by Rosderra Meats will be devastating.
"The company is one of the biggest employers in the area and the job cuts in Edenderry in particular will deal a savage blow. These lay offs will not only affect the workers directly, but also a further 6,000 jobs throughout the Midlands that are linked with the factory. It is no exaggeration to say that these jobs are vital to the area. Such massive cuts will cripple the region."
A spokesman for Rosderra Meats in Co Offaly, a meat processor with four sites, said it had no alternative to laying off workers.
The Government's financial difficulties have forced it to turn to Brussels for assistance over the crises, following estimates it will take up to €200 million just to restart the pork industry, which is expected to face over €1 billion in losses.
However, early reports suggest Brussels may be reluctant to provide the necessary cash.
Talks at the Department of Agriculture over the crisis are currently underway, chaired by Taoiseach, Brian Cowen.
(DW)
According to RTÉ, the lay-offs include workers for Rosderra Meats, where 850 have been laid off at the company's Edenderry, Clara, Roscrea and Jamestown (Laois) plants; McCarren Meats in Cavan have laid off 140; Feldhues Ltd in Clones, Co Monaghan have cut 50 workers; Callan Bacon, Co Kilkenny, where 79 have been laid off; and in Queally Pigs, Co Waterford, 30 workers were given a day's holiday today and no date for a return to work.
Yesterday, Fine Gael's Olwyn Enright said the lay-offs at Rosderra Meats would cripple the entire region.
"My sympathies go out to all the workers and families at Rosderra Meats. The crisis in the pig industry is already hitting ordinary families hard and, with Christmas only a fortnight away, today's move by Rosderra Meats will be devastating.
"The company is one of the biggest employers in the area and the job cuts in Edenderry in particular will deal a savage blow. These lay offs will not only affect the workers directly, but also a further 6,000 jobs throughout the Midlands that are linked with the factory. It is no exaggeration to say that these jobs are vital to the area. Such massive cuts will cripple the region."
A spokesman for Rosderra Meats in Co Offaly, a meat processor with four sites, said it had no alternative to laying off workers.
The Government's financial difficulties have forced it to turn to Brussels for assistance over the crises, following estimates it will take up to €200 million just to restart the pork industry, which is expected to face over €1 billion in losses.
However, early reports suggest Brussels may be reluctant to provide the necessary cash.
Talks at the Department of Agriculture over the crisis are currently underway, chaired by Taoiseach, Brian Cowen.
(DW)
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