Smurfit Kappa jobs could be at risk

A THREAT hangs over the future of 170 jobs in Cork following the decision by Smurfit Kappa management to hold an emergency meeting with staff this morning at the company’s paper-converting plant in Togher.

Company proposals on “restructuring” were expected to be discussed at the 11am meeting with staff. Though it was unclear whether this meant job cuts, one SIPTU official said that “whenever a company says it is restructuring you have to fear the worst”.

Another union source pointed out last night that manufacturing jobs were going at a rate of up to 100 a day in recent days.