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Computer multi-national Dell has announced that it is cutting 1,900 jobs at its plant in Limerick over the next 12 months.
Dell will move all production of computer systems for customers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa from Limerick to its Polish facility and third-party manufacturers over the next year...(RTE)
Currently Dell employs 3,000m workers at its Limerick plant. The loss of 1900 jobs is a shattering blow not alone to Limerick but to the entire Mid-West region. In addition thousands of jobs in spin off industries are likely to go. Dell says it will continue to employ approximately 1,000 staff in Limerick to coordinate supply chain, manufacturing and logistics for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
The Taoiseach Brian Cowen has confirmed that a Government Task Force will now be formed to promote economic activity in the region.
2 comments:
Plain old-fashion greed to keep up and earn more profits for the boardroom. That is the way of the world. They will move to Poland where they can get cheaper labor and exploit the workforce. Where is the honor, the loyalty of companies to their workers?
This must be quite a blow to Ireland. I had an engineer friend who used to travel over there routinely for Motorola. He said a substantial portion of the economy was growing dependent upon high tech.
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