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01-21-2010, 05:18 PM #1
Publix hires foreign workers
[quote]At a time when Lee County’s unemployment rate is almost 14 percent and about 38,000 residents are jobless, Publix is paying people from South America to work at some of its Southwest Florida supermarkets.
For the last three years, Publix has hired hundreds of Peruvians and Brazilians for its stores in south Fort Myers and Naples during tourist season because the company says it can’t find locals to fill those spots.
The South American cashiers, baggers, deli, bakery and grocery clerks work part time at more than 20 area locations, said Publix spokeswoman Shannon Patten. The company began hiring them in late 2008, when Lee’s unemployment was about 6 percent.
“It is our experience that potential workers that live year ’round near our stores are interested in permanent jobs, not temporary ones,â€Reporting without fear or favor-American Rattlesnake
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01-21-2010, 05:32 PM #2
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