300 Facing Pink Slips at Alabama Condom Plant

Alabama China An executive with the company says the federal government made the call to outsource the jobs to China.

by The Associated Press

Published: Wed, March 25, 2009 - 8:59 am CST Last Updated: Wed, March 25, 2009 - 9:04 am CST

EUFAULA, Ala. (AP) - An executive at a Eufaula-based condom
manufacturer said about 300 workers could lose their jobs because
the federal government has decided to outsource condom
manufacturing.
Lawrence Povlacs, CEO and President of Alatech Healthcare,
confirmed Tuesday workers soon could receive pink-slips after the
U.S. Agency for International Development announced plans to shift
production of condoms to firms based outside the U.S., including
China.
Povlacs said the agency's decision contradicts the federal
stimulus package designed to create jobs in the U.S.
The USAID purchases the condoms for its AIDS prevention programs
in poor countries.

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claycitymadness Says:

Thu, Apr 09, 2009 at 6:10 am

the one’s they are manufacturing in eufala would never fit overseas customers, they were too big. they had to outsource them where they had experience making the smaller sizes.

KxVicious Says:

Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 2:49 pm

Yeah, none of which were even intended for sale in the US…

“The USAID purchases the condoms for its AIDS prevention programs in poor countries. “

Although, we are a poor country, with all this deficit!

rolltide33 Says:

Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 2:47 pm

Correct me if I’m wrong but aren’t the grandparents to blame for the unwanted children? After all, they raised the individuals that are having the children.

BamaBob Says:

Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 2:45 pm

Some of us have been kidding around about this condom business, but it is sad and troubling that a U.S. agency would switch over to a manufacturer in China to save a few cents.

Plus, this is about AIDS prevention and not unwanted pregnancy.

cre232002 Says:

Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 2:38 pm

COMPLETELY 150% agree…..Mine did the same that’s why I don’t depend on anyone or anything but me and my job to raise mine. All I was saying is there are resources out there to prevent themselves from having children that they can’t raise…They need to use them!

KxVicious Says:

Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 2:33 pm

Cre, these grandparents you speak of are more of the problem than the adult that keeps having the babies. Quit volunteering as free childcare!!!

My parents have made it very clear that while they love raising me and my sister, they only wanted two children. They don’t want to raise anymore children, and if one of us has a child we need to be prepared to make it on our own.

cre232002 Says:

Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 2:23 pm

The problem is people have kids and leave others to take care of them. I have 1 and realized how it happened and learned how hard it was to raise and financially support one so I didn’t have any more. I don’t believe in WOOPS.

cre232002 Says:

Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 2:21 pm

Oh and I never said anything about schools, it’s the Adults that usually have the problem. I know plenty of adults that have child after child to be left for the grandparents to raise. If kids, and adults, were forced to accept the consequences for their actions maybe they would learn how the child got here in the first place. It’s 2009, reality is it does happen, weather we want it to or not, so protect yourself in any way you can!

KxVicious Says:

Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 2:17 pm

What problem is that?

cre232002 Says:

Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 2:16 pm

True, but in reality that is not always the case. If so, we wouldn’t have the problem we do.