Foreigners cause oil refinery walk-outs

The Italian company won the tender. Doesn't say whether it was on cost, quality, or whatever. But the important point is that the EU treaty allows the Italians to use their own labour - there is freedom of work and movement within the EU. Of course I sympathise with these people, but Total have said that there will be no compulsory redundancies. The world does not owe them a living.

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Rightly or wrongly there will be a lot more of this as the economy melts down.In times of plenty we could afford to let the foriegners cash in on our economy(and afford to let the stars of Jeremy Kyle live it up)but times have changed and we need to wake up and smell the coffee.We are not that far away from social disorder now,and a few more points off the general standard of living will tip that over.

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Originally Posted by Ed

The Italian company won the tender. Doesn't say whether it was on cost, quality, or whatever. But the important point is that the EU treaty allows the Italians to use their own labour - there is freedom of work and movement within the EU. Of course I sympathise with these people, but Total have said that there will be no compulsory redundancies. The world does not owe them a living.

As I work for the Govenment, anything that is over a certain monetary limit has to go on a Europe wide tendering process. It can be a real pain, as this leads to massive delays in getting equipment, especially as you know that the company you want to buy from is just down the road.

Bump.

I found this damn funny, mostly because its true

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/index....1549&Itemid=59

[anna]

Free Market, .. this as I understand encourages contracts being won by the highest bidder or best negotiator. When things go our way within this market no one complains.

As I understand this the contract was won by an American firm who then sub contracted it out to Italy. There were no British jobs lost in this process the contract was just not won by Britain.

Also there has been no evidence to confirm that those workers are indeed being underpaid from what British workers would be.