Island Supervisor of the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union, BITU, Hanif Brown, says the management of Appleton Estate has decided to close the factory and make 350 positions redundant.
Workers unions and the management of Appleton Estate, on Monday started consultations over the St Elizabeth-based factory’s closure.
The J. Wray & Nephew Ltd- owned facility has pointed to sustained losses in sugar production and the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic, which have resulted in the closure of bars and other routes-to-market, on its bottom line.
Mr Brown says talks are ongoing to determine a suitable redundancy package for the workers.
And he says the Unions are also negotiating to have the displaced workers get access to some of the company’s lands.
Hanif Brown, Island Supervisor of the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union, speaking yesterday with Nationwide News.
