In a press release sent this Monday, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry warns: “We absolutely must protect businesses that are still standing!“
“While to date more than 150 businesses have been looted and burned, leaving more than 1,000 employees without work, the Ducos industrial zone, the true economic heart of New Caledonia, has been abandoned to its fate.” launches the CCI.” We absolutely must preserve what little remains of our economy! “
And added: “every minute that passes sees new businesses, still unscathed, being looted and destroyed. These are irreplaceable work tools that disappear and employees who find themselves unemployed in an instant.”
In this context, the CCI calls for “immediately secure this area in order to save the businesses still standing.” “What little remains of our economy“, asserts the CCI. “We are aware that the absolute priority remains the protection of individuals, but wish to warn of the need to protect the few recovery tools we have left.“, concludes the chamber.