Qld: More than 300 Fisher and Paykel workers finish in Brisbane

AAP General News (Australia)
04-02-2009
Qld: More than 300 Fisher and Paykel workers finish in Brisbane

More than 300 workers will finish up at Brisbane's Fisher and Paykel refrigerator factory
today .. as the company prepares to shift operations to Thailand.

The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union says the workers aren't highly paid and
the decision's disappointing .. especially given the amount of support the company's been
given.

AMWU Secretary ANDREW DETTMER says the union's worked hard with Fisher and Paykel to
help them ensure profitability out of their Queensland operation .. and the company's
also received considerable assistance from both State and Federal Governments.

Mr DETTMER says it's a shame companies like Fisher and Paykel .. which have built up
a reputation based on being high-quality and locally manufactured .. can't see the value
in retaining their local workforces.

The company's also closing factories in the United States and New Zealand.

AAP RTV bart/crh/tm

KEYWORD: REFRIGERATORS (BRISBANE)

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