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Sacked workers from the car components firm Visteon are continuing to occupy a factory in Belfast.Sacked workers from the car components firm Visteon are continuing to occupy a factory in Belfast.
Protesting staff at the firm also staged a rooftop protest at a plant in Enfield, London while others held a sit-in in Basildon in Essex.Protesting staff at the firm also staged a rooftop protest at a plant in Enfield, London while others held a sit-in in Basildon in Essex.
They claim the company's former owner, Ford, had promised redundancy contracts which they now want to see honoured.They claim the company's former owner, Ford, had promised redundancy contracts which they now want to see honoured.
Jimmy Kelly of the Unite union said they were to have talks with Ford representatives on Thursday in London.Jimmy Kelly of the Unite union said they were to have talks with Ford representatives on Thursday in London.
"We are hoping that some progress can be made," he said."We are hoping that some progress can be made," he said.
The Visteon workers want their guarantees on pay and conditions, when the company was established out of the existing Ford plant nine years ago, to be honoured. The General Secretary of Unite, Tony Woodley, will lead the talks with a senior representative of Ford Europe.
The administrators, KPMG, said it had no alternative but to close the factories. The Visteon workers want their guarantees on pay and conditions, when the company was established out of Ford nine years ago, to be honoured.
Visteon protesters stage a sit-inVisteon protesters stage a sit-in
Visteon had a total workforce of 610 in the United Kingdom. Five hundred and sixty five of them were sacked on Tuesday.Visteon had a total workforce of 610 in the United Kingdom. Five hundred and sixty five of them were sacked on Tuesday.
The company in the UK had been waiting to hear if Visteon in America would continue to prop up its three plants. The administrators, KPMG, said it had no alternative but to close the factories.
The company said remaining employees would assist the administrators in "the orderly wind down of the business".The company said remaining employees would assist the administrators in "the orderly wind down of the business".
It added that the UK business had not been profitable "since its incorporation in 2000" and Visteon UK's reported losses totalled £669m.It added that the UK business had not been profitable "since its incorporation in 2000" and Visteon UK's reported losses totalled £669m.
Robert Fitch, the shop steward for the Unite union at the Basildon plant, said staff were facing financial hardship.Robert Fitch, the shop steward for the Unite union at the Basildon plant, said staff were facing financial hardship.
"They've basically said the business is no longer here, you're not getting anything."They've basically said the business is no longer here, you're not getting anything.
"You have to write to the government and the administrators to try and get some help, but next week I won't be getting a pay packet and I've got all my bills to pay.""You have to write to the government and the administrators to try and get some help, but next week I won't be getting a pay packet and I've got all my bills to pay."