CONGRESS condemned the continuing manufacturing jobs haemorrhage yesterday and urged the Scottish Executive to develop a "proactive and positive manufacturing strategy" to aid future prosperity.
Amicus delegate John Quigley led the call, also making the case for a truly level playing field for employment rights.
"British workers are easier to fire than others in Europe, so we are often the first option when it comes to cutting jobs," he noted.
There was no evidence, however, that regulation had a detrimental effect on investment and jobs, he said.
GMB delegate Pauline Russell, a convener in the whisky industry, told congress that her bottling plant once employed 1,500 workers.
"There are now now barely 500 - that's the reality today," she said.
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