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Victory for portworkers in jobs fight

Published: 10:00 PM January 18, 2006    Updated: 11:21 PM February 17, 2021

PORTWORKERS in Suffolk were celebrating victory today after Euro MPs threw out proposed new laws which it was feared would threaten jobs, safety standards and vital investment for ports.

PORTWORKERS in Suffolk were celebrating victory today after Euro MPs threw out proposed new laws which it was feared would threaten jobs, safety standards and vital investment for ports.

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