70% of sacked staff found work with aid of fund

A SPECIAL EU fund for redundant workers – from which former Dell workers in Limerick have sought financial support – proved a major success last year with nearly seven out of 10 recipients finding a new job within the space of 12 months.

A report has revealed that 69% of workers helped by the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) in 2008 found employment within a relatively short period after losing their jobs.

The findings will come as a boost to the 1,900 workers who have been made redundant since Dell announced the transfer of its production facilities from Limerick to Poland last January.