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Green Marine

April 25, 2005 · about 21 years ago

Norwegian workers replaced by imported labour

Norwegian shipbuilding industry is recovering from last year’s slump, but Norwegian workers who were laid off are not being re-hired. Instead, the yards are employing cheaper labour from Poland, Aftenposten reports. Around 100 former shipyard workers are registered as unemployed in the main Sunnmoer

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Norwegian shipbuilding industry is recovering from last year’s slump, but Norwegian workers who were laid off are not being re-hired. Instead, the yards are employing cheaper labour from Poland, Aftenposten reports. Around 100 former shipyard workers are registered as unemployed in the main Sunnmoere ship building district, while around the same number has been brought in from Poland.

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