Washington-based Tri Marine decided to end production indefinitely at its Samoa Tuna Processors cannery plant from December due to economic difficulties.
The company, whose 800 employees working at the American Samoa plant are paid minimum wage, did not specify how many of them will be affected, Associated Press reported.
"The challenging economics of canning tuna in American Samoa combined with external factors facing STP make Tri Marine’s private-label focused business model for operating the plant economically unsustainable," the company said in a statement.
For her part, Tri Marine spokesperson Heidi Happonen, who informed the workers about the issue, said it is difficult to...
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