Martin vows workers will get every support from state agencies

FOREIGN Affairs Minister Micheál Martin has said the 785 workers axed from Pfizer will be given every possible support by state agencies.

“The workers must be a priority as the company attempts to sell both plants over the next year-and-a-half. I have asked that they are offered education and training opportunities by Pfizer and the agencies to improve their prospects of securing future employment,” the minister said.

The Pfizer decision was regrettable, he said, and “the company must keep the workforce fully informed of its efforts to sell both plants in the coming months. I would urge management to enter into a consultation process with the workers”.