Ex-Crystal workers ‘will die before getting pension’

Elderly and infirm former Waterford Crystal workers will die before they receive long-awaited pension entitlements, it has been claimed.

Ex-Crystal workers ‘will die before getting pension’

As up to 100 retired employees picketed Leinster House urging the Government to reimburse shortfalls in their pensions, one frustrated protester said there is no time for heel dragging.

Tom White, who worked at the glass factory for 41 years before it went bust in 2009, leaving staff entitled to just a fraction of their pension, said about 16 workers have died in the last four years.

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