With Christmas around the corner, there's no let up in the grim future the Government has set for disabled workers. Hundreds more workers at Remploy factories are at risk of losing their jobs under fresh closure plans announced last week.
Some 34 factories have already closed since the summer. The last 18 sites will be gone by next April. Alec said, "I'm 51. I don't know what I will do. I've got arthritis in my left ankle so I can't do a lot of standing or walking." But like most Remploy workers Alec's concern is for the other workers. "A lot of people in here are vulnerable," he adds. "One man has been in here since he was 16, he's now 59. People want to work until they retire but it's not an option."
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