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Tue 10 Oct 2009Intervention essential for those who lose Dell jobs
OPINION:NEWS THAT the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) looks set to release some €15 million next month to assist laid-off Dell workers in Limerick comes as a welcome relief for those who will potentially benefit. It also puts the real economy back on the policy agenda, write HELENA LENIHAN and DAVID BAILEY
As the economy contracts, low-skilled workers have been worst affected by the downturn, with a wave of redundancies announced in recent months by multinational affiliates here, including Amann, Georgia- Pacific, Teva, Element Six and many more.
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