Audio interviews with Harland and Wolff employees for ITN on 29 July 1963. With the rise of air travel in the 1960s demand for ocean liners declined creating financial difficulties for the UK shipping industry and prompting the prospect of large-scale unemployment. The interviewees discuss the importance of Harland and Wolff to the Northern Ireland economy and their future employment opportunities
Date of Release/Broadcast: 29 July 1963
Role at time of Interview: Harland and Wolff employees
Purpose: News
Media: Audiovisual
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Link: Watch the interview
Programme/Book/Article: ITN
Time Period covered: 1963
Key Words: Harland and Wolff, economy, unemployment, youth