Pfizer job losses another crippling blow to Irish labour market
Speaking today after the announcement by pharmaceutical firm Pfizer that it is to cut 785 jobs at its Irish operations,Sinn Féin said the absence of a concrete job creation package is crippling our economic recovery.
With the majority of the job losses proposed for the Ringaskiddy area, Sinn Féin representatives added their voice to the shock of the employees who now face an uncertain future as efforts begin to find a new company to take over and run the plants.
In a joint statement from the SF elected representatives across Munster, they said:
“We have been told time and time again that pharmaceuticals will be integral in the development of Ireland’s smart economy, yet the Government have failed to capitalise on this high-end industry which has the potential to create employment for thousands of skilled people across this State.
“While Pfizer are cutting jobs globally, this has dealt another crippling blow to the Irish labour market, where there are no prospects of alternative employment.
“The Government and its Ministers are quick to get a photo taken when there are any new job announcements, but they are consistently absent from the cold-face where people are losing their jobs.
“The Government is failing the people of this State and the absence of a concrete job creation package is crippling our economic recovery.”
Go Raibh Maith Agaibh,
Paul Hayes, PRO.
Signed on behalf of Munster Sinn Féin.
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