Raw deal for pigmeat workers

THE Government has agreed to a €180 million compensation package of taxpayer’s money to support the pork processing industry following the contamination crisis last week.

The EU has committed a further €15m to meet the cost of storing pork should the market not recover quickly. With all this compensation it would be easy to believe no one will suffer financially from the debacle. That is not the case.

Workers are not going to be paid for being laid off last week. Most of those represented by SIPTU missed four days, only returning to work on Friday.