Analysis of Office for National Statistics data carried out by the GMB Union found that 15.7 per cent of such jobs had been lost across the country. Since 2010 when the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition took power the figures showed a total of 31,300 manufacturing jobs had been lost in Scotland. Close to 200,000 were employed in manufacturing in 2010 but that number had fallen to 167,700 for 2022, the union said. Read More: Mick Lynch to address MSPs amid concerns for CalMac staffCharlotte Brumpton-Childs, GMB National Officer, said: “The loss of more than 30,000 jobs is devastating for those workers – and their wider communities across Scotland. “The global green jobs race could revolutionise UK manufacturing – creating tens of thousands of jobs in fabrication for new wind, solar and nuclear.

Source: The Herald June 12, 2023 15:21 UTC