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| More walkouts in refinery protest | More walkouts in refinery protest |
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| About 560 contract workers in Hampshire are on strike in support of protests over the use of foreign workers. | |
| More than 400 employees walked out of the Esso refinery in Fawley on Monday. | |
| Action is continuing at the Marchwood Power Station where about 140 contract workers downed tools on Friday with 160 not coming in this morning. | Action is continuing at the Marchwood Power Station where about 140 contract workers downed tools on Friday with 160 not coming in this morning. |
| The original strike started at Lindsey Oil Refinery in Lincolnshire after owner Total gave a £200m contract to an Italian firm. | The original strike started at Lindsey Oil Refinery in Lincolnshire after owner Total gave a £200m contract to an Italian firm. |
| Marchwood Power Station has been under construction for two years and is expected to be completed by the end of the summer. | Marchwood Power Station has been under construction for two years and is expected to be completed by the end of the summer. |
| ExxonMobil management would like to stress that this action does not affect the safe operation of the Fawley site Fawley refinery spokesman | ExxonMobil management would like to stress that this action does not affect the safe operation of the Fawley site Fawley refinery spokesman |
| It employs a total of about 800 workers, of which 65% are British or Irish nationals. | It employs a total of about 800 workers, of which 65% are British or Irish nationals. |
| A power station spokesman said: "There is still no indication of when this action will end. | A power station spokesman said: "There is still no indication of when this action will end. |
| "We can confirm 160 workers are taking action." | "We can confirm 160 workers are taking action." |
| The Fawley site is one of the UK's largest oil refineries and processes about 300,000 barrels of crude oil a day. | The Fawley site is one of the UK's largest oil refineries and processes about 300,000 barrels of crude oil a day. |
| It supplies about 13% of all petroleum products in the UK and has about 1,600 workers. | It supplies about 13% of all petroleum products in the UK and has about 1,600 workers. |
| A Fawley spokesman said: "We can confirm that contractors employed by Deborah Services Ltd, TEi, Capes and SEC based at the ExxonMobil Fawley site have decided to participate in unofficial industrial action. | A Fawley spokesman said: "We can confirm that contractors employed by Deborah Services Ltd, TEi, Capes and SEC based at the ExxonMobil Fawley site have decided to participate in unofficial industrial action. |
| "There is no dispute with ExxonMobil. | "There is no dispute with ExxonMobil. |
| "ExxonMobil management would like to stress that this action does not affect the safe operation of the Fawley site." | "ExxonMobil management would like to stress that this action does not affect the safe operation of the Fawley site." |
| About 1,300 contract workers at the Sellafield nuclear site in Cumbria also walked out on Monday. | About 1,300 contract workers at the Sellafield nuclear site in Cumbria also walked out on Monday. |