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MP Shocked By Call Centre Blow |
Foyle MP Mark Durkan has said he is shocked by the scale of the job losses at a
call centre
in Londonderry. On Wednesday, the 500-strong workforce at Stream International were told 250 jobs could go after the company lost a contract with the Post Office.
The company has said it will continue to look for new contracts. "I wouldn't like to pretend that any of us are confident that any new contracts could offset the scale of the losses," said Mr Durkan.
Employment Minister Sir Reg Empey has said he will work with other government departments to try to save the jobs and help the company find new contracts. He said the news was an "upsetting blow" which would have a "significant knock-on effect on the local economy".
"The north west has already been badly hit by this global recession and this is a further distressing development," he said.
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