360 jobs lost as implant maker lured to Costa Rica

THE trend of wholesale job losses in the manufacturing sector continued yesterday with the announcement of 360 job losses at Allergan in Arklow.

News that the breast implant production facility is to close by early 2010 brings to more than 700 the number of job losses announced nationwide over the past week.

As has often been the case with significant job losses in recent months, the lure of cheaper operating costs has been blamed for the US company’s owners to uproot the operation and move production to Costa Rica.