HC Deb 16 March 1981 vol 1 c5W
33. Mr. Bowen Wells

asked the Secretary of State for Trade how many jobs he estimates to have been lost as a result of the recent industrial action by seamen.

Mr. Eyre

The industrial dispute between the seamen and their employers, and its later consequences, may be expected to lead to job losses by weakening the trading position and labour-cost competitiveness of the shipping industry. However, it is not possible to predict the extent to which this will occur.

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