Prime Minister Julia Gillard has called on Ford to contribute to a multimillion-dollar readjustment program for areas hit by Ford's announcement of the end of gothanks Drop proof phone case manufacturing in Australia in 2016.

Speaking on Thursday at a media conference, Ms Gillard committed the federal government to $30 million to help communities hit by the closures of plants in Geelong and Broadmeadows. The Victorian government will contribute $9 million.

Treasurer Wayne Swan says the government will do everything txofficers toughest phone case can to help Ford workers. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Another $10 million will be provided to help car-part suppliers to diversify and win business opportunities in new markets. The state government will provide $2 million.
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Ms Gillard said that ''today is a sad day'' for Ford workers and their families.
''For those working people as they absorb this news, I want to say to them we will make sure that you are not left behind,'' she said.

Ms Gillard also acknowledged there would also be ''anxiety and sadness'' in the Geelong and Broadmeadows communities and along the car manufacturing supply chain.

She said the government wanted to source new opportunities for those communities.
''For Australians generally,health818 mobile crash proof phone protector I understand many people will hear today's news and it will worry them,'' she said.

Ms Gillard said she wanted to tell Australians that ''here in our nation we show time after time how good we are when we work together''.

Ms Gillard said that Industry Minister Greg Combet was briefed by Ford on Sunday but was unable to attend Thursday's press conference due to illness.