Jobless Alcan workers offered internal fair
Hundreds of Northumberland workers who have been made redundant at Alcan are being offered their own jobs fair.
Hundreds of Northumberland workers who have been made redundant at Alcan are being offered their own jobs fair.
Hundreds of workers at the Rio Tinto Alcan plant are expected to an internal jobs fair.
It was confirmed recently that more than 500 people will be made redundant when the smelter closes. Nissan and Huntsman are among the firms that will try and create opportunities for them.
"I would personally like to thank the local community for their amazing donations of food, toiletries and clothing. "
Owners John and Irene Hays say there is ''light at the end of the tunnel'', after the pandemic forced them to close 650 UK stores.
There has been resistance to calls to dismantle memorials to the explorer.