Remploy is to close 12 of its 88 factories over the next three years.
The charitable organisation provides employment for the disabled.
Margaret Hodge, the disability minister, has given the move her backing.
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The Times 27/08/99 page 2
The Daily Telegraph 27/08/99 page 4
The Guardian 27/08/99 page 1
