Electronics firm axes 130 jobs

ONE of north Cork’s biggest employers is to shed 130 jobs in the coming weeks, less than two years after a €30 million investment in its plant.

Highly skilled staff at the Sanmina SCI medical electronics manufacturing plant in Fermoy were told yesterday that the 130 contract jobs will be axed shortly.

It is understood the company blamed the global downturn. A company spokesperson was not available for comment last night.