Labor Leader Bryan Green said the loss of 80 jobs at Cadbury’s Claremont factory is unacceptable.
“This is a devastating blow,” Mr Green said.
“How can we go from a situation where the Prime Minister of Australia is promising an expansion to the company shedding 80 workers.
“The Federal Government has been in ongoing discussions with this company which makes these job losses even harder to swallow.
“Tony Abbott came to Hobart during the election campaign and promised a $16 million dollar investment would create 300 new jobs and secure 1000 jobs at Cadbury.
“Around 20 months later we haven’t seen a cent of that money spent in Tasmania and 80 hard-working Cadbury employees are being shown the door.
“It’s just not right and the Prime Minister should be very embarrassed.
“The State and Federal Governments need to do everything in their power to minimise these job losses.
“We hear nothing from the Liberals until the horse has bolted.
“The dark clouds continue rolling in despite the Liberals’ slogan of a brighter future for Tasmania.
“It is a far cry from the utopia the Liberals promised Tasmanians in the lead up to the election.
“Hobart has felt the brunt of public service job cuts and the community cannot afford more pain.”
Bryan Green MP Labor Leader
