Saturday 3 March 2007
"THE RENT IS 80 POUNDS A WEEK. HOW CAN WE BUY FOOD?"
Another laid off worker, who asked to be known as Mary, said: “You cannot imagine how hard it is for us. Everyone here needs the money to survive. We have to pay our rent. The rent is £80 a week. How can we buy food? Sometimes we don't have money to pay our bills. I pray. I don't eat steak, I eat bread.“I hope, and everyone hopes, this situation isn't going to go on very long. I hope next week I will have my work back. I hope someone will do something for us.” Reports the local paper
WORKERS ON LAY OFF AT BERNARD MATTHEWS WITHOUT ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY THE BILLS AND EAT
Like all the laid off workers, she gets £19.60 a day from the company for the first five days without work, plus a one-off £100, but after that the only money available is state benefits of as little as £57 a week. So far she has been living on her savings, but is down to the last £60.She said: “It is very hard. They have given me lay-off without a time, without knowing whether I will go back or not. I haven't paid my rent. All the money I have is not enough to pay the bills and eat. Reports the local paper
70% OF PEOPLE ON LAY OFF AT BERNARD MATTHEWS ARE PORTUGUESE
Around 70pc of the staff laid off by the turkey giant are Portuguese, and most had come to England specifically to work for Bernard Matthews. Now they are trying to support their families on state benefits of as little as £57 a week. Reports the local paper
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