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Reports: Frabelle lays off 800 workers at PNG tuna plant

A second local news site says Majestic Sea Food also plans to close its doors, leaving hundreds more without jobs

By Undercurrent News | May 14, 2018 09:45 BST
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Papua New Guinea. Credit: Stefan Krasowski
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More than 800 workers have been laid off at a tuna processing facility in the Papua New Guinea (PNG) city of Lae, according to Radio New Zealand [...]

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