World Leather CEO is new president of benevolent body
10/12/2018
Mr Yarwood wrote to members of the organisation at the start of December to explain that administration and redundancies at leather manufacturers Joseph Clayton & Sons and Sedgwick & Co this autumn were a stark reminder of the need for “some form of safety net in times of crisis”. He pointed out that, although both tanneries have since relaunched under new ownership and 75% of the employees have been retained in some way, the other 25% have not. Mr Yarwood pointed out in the letter that this group could well include people who are “in desperate need of short-term help”.
LHTBI already provides a quarterly payment, a heating allowance and a Christmas hamper to a number of former leather workers.
Also in the letter, Mr Yarwood said that, being based in Liverpool, once home to several large tanneries, one of his aims is to increase the profile of LHTBI in the Litherland, Bootle and Garston. These areas of the city, where the leather industry was once a major source of employment, have a considerable level of deprivation.
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