The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union is calling for greater state and federal support for Geelong, as more companies scale back their operations.
Alcoa Australia Rolled Products has today announced it will cut 56 jobs at its Point Henry site as part of a company restructure.
Earlier this month, car manufacturer Ford told 600 workers they would lose their jobs when its engine plant closes.
The AMWU says the $24 million government fund to absorb the job losses is inadequate.
The Union's State Secretary, Steven Dargavel, says the package needs to be in the order of $200 million.
"We've had a number of companies announce significant redundancies in the Geelong area, after the redundancies originating from Ford," he said.
"We certainly are concerned that the Federal Government is not directing sufficient support to the manufacturing industry and to supporting workers who are suffering this kind of dislocation," he said.
"We've seen extraordinary announcements of support for the farming community and nothing like that for blue collar workers in areas like Geelong," Mr Dargavel said.
"Clearly this package is not sufficient to assist the local community to adjust to the sorts of shocks it's facing now," he said.
Source: Rachael Brown, ABC - http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/09/27/2045307.htm
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This is just further proof that this Liberal government couldn't give a stuff about workers.
Hundreds of millions of dollars have been handed out for the horse flue and the same for farmers.
As for workers in Geelong, the multitudes, a lousy $24 million.
And they refuse to come out and say what this money is going to be used for?
It probably won't even be used to attract new manufacturing industry to the area.
Most probably will go to the tourist/hospitality industry, as if there isn't enough already in Geelong already.
We're sick and tired of reading every other morning about the carnage this industry reaps on the Geelong population in the form of rapes, bashings, drunkeness and drug trade.
I hear that people who work in the industry get paid a whopping $12 an hour.........
Bloody disgrace what this government is doing to this country!
I don't understand why our jobs as manufacturing workers is not valued the same as those in gambling? Must be more tax money to the government in gaming. Announce the election you piece of crap so we can get rid of you and your government. We need to get Kevin07 here and let him know what the workers of Geelong think, not what the knobs at city hall want.
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