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16/09/2004
Clothing factory announces job cuts
A clothing factory in Co Londonderry has announced it is to scale down its operations with the loss of 260 jobs.
Management at Fruit of the Loom in Co Londonderry said it was scaling down operations in Campsie and its sister site in Buncrana, Co Donegal as "part of a major restructuring of its European operation" over the next five years.
The majority of work at both sites is now set to be transferred to a factory in Morocco after both Irish bases became "no longer competitive".
Union members met with management on Thursday saying that the timescale of the restructuring plans was the only thing they could be thankful for. "It has always been in the back of people's minds and you always think 'when will it come'," a union spokesperson said.
"When it actually does come, it's still a shock. However, it's probably better to hear it like this as we have a timeframe to work to - that's the only thing to be thankful for."
(MB/GB)
Management at Fruit of the Loom in Co Londonderry said it was scaling down operations in Campsie and its sister site in Buncrana, Co Donegal as "part of a major restructuring of its European operation" over the next five years.
The majority of work at both sites is now set to be transferred to a factory in Morocco after both Irish bases became "no longer competitive".
Union members met with management on Thursday saying that the timescale of the restructuring plans was the only thing they could be thankful for. "It has always been in the back of people's minds and you always think 'when will it come'," a union spokesperson said.
"When it actually does come, it's still a shock. However, it's probably better to hear it like this as we have a timeframe to work to - that's the only thing to be thankful for."
(MB/GB)
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