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| 900 jobs could go if plant closes | |
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| More than 900 jobs look set to go in Limavady with the closure of the town's Seagate plant, which makes components for hard disc drives. | More than 900 jobs look set to go in Limavady with the closure of the town's Seagate plant, which makes components for hard disc drives. |
| Staff have been called to a meeting later on Monday. | Staff have been called to a meeting later on Monday. |
| The company will not reveal what the meeting is about, but a spokesperson did say "it's fair to assume it won't be a good news announcement". | The company will not reveal what the meeting is about, but a spokesperson did say "it's fair to assume it won't be a good news announcement". |
| It is understood First Minister Ian Paisley will meet workers and management at the site later on Monday. | It is understood First Minister Ian Paisley will meet workers and management at the site later on Monday. |
| Seagate has received £12m from Invest Northern Ireland and its predecessor IDB since 2001. | Seagate has received £12m from Invest Northern Ireland and its predecessor IDB since 2001. |
| The MP for the area, Gregory Campbell, said the plant's closure would have a dramatic impact on the region. | The MP for the area, Gregory Campbell, said the plant's closure would have a dramatic impact on the region. |
| "This is the largest employer, not just in Limavady, but virtually the entire north west of Northern Ireland," the DUP man said. | "This is the largest employer, not just in Limavady, but virtually the entire north west of Northern Ireland," the DUP man said. |
| "It's a manufacturing base which we're sadly losing throughout Northern Ireland, so it's going to have a dramatic impact." | "It's a manufacturing base which we're sadly losing throughout Northern Ireland, so it's going to have a dramatic impact." |
| Great shock | Great shock |
| The town's former mayor, Jack Rankin of the UUP, said he feared the entire workforce could go. | The town's former mayor, Jack Rankin of the UUP, said he feared the entire workforce could go. |
| "It will have a very big effect on the people of Limavady who work out there - people who have got young families and have mortgages. | "It will have a very big effect on the people of Limavady who work out there - people who have got young families and have mortgages. |
| "This certainly has come as a great shock to me. I hope it's only a rumour but I have my doubts." | "This certainly has come as a great shock to me. I hope it's only a rumour but I have my doubts." |
| The company makes components for hard disc drives | |
| SDLP assembly member John Dallat warned it would be the latest in a series of cuts. | SDLP assembly member John Dallat warned it would be the latest in a series of cuts. |
| "We think the factory is closing. It is a disaster for the workers," he said. | "We think the factory is closing. It is a disaster for the workers," he said. |
| "We have had a series of job losses in this area and this is very bad news for the local community." | "We have had a series of job losses in this area and this is very bad news for the local community." |
| Sinn Fein's Francie Brolly accused Seagate and other global companies of behaving like "travelling circuses". | Sinn Fein's Francie Brolly accused Seagate and other global companies of behaving like "travelling circuses". |
| "They go to Limavady while they have the conditions that they require," Mr Brolly said. | "They go to Limavady while they have the conditions that they require," Mr Brolly said. |
| "When they discover that somewhere in the world they can make more money, because labour costs are cheaper or whatever, they go there." | "When they discover that somewhere in the world they can make more money, because labour costs are cheaper or whatever, they go there." |