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Steel workers urge UK government to save industry | |
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Steel workers from south Wales have joined a lobby of Parliament urging UK government action to save the industry. | Steel workers from south Wales have joined a lobby of Parliament urging UK government action to save the industry. |
They have warned thousands more jobs could be lost due to a combination of high energy costs and cheap imports. | They have warned thousands more jobs could be lost due to a combination of high energy costs and cheap imports. |
Workers from Tata Steel plants in Port Talbot and Llanwern, Newport, joined the demonstration on Wednesday ahead of a Labour-led Commons debate on steel. | Workers from Tata Steel plants in Port Talbot and Llanwern, Newport, joined the demonstration on Wednesday ahead of a Labour-led Commons debate on steel. |
Business Secretary Sajid Javid has called for an emergency EU meeting to discuss the crisis in the industry. | Business Secretary Sajid Javid has called for an emergency EU meeting to discuss the crisis in the industry. |
Dozens of workers, many wearing "Save Our Steel" T-shirts, gathered at Westminster in a demonstration organised by the Unite and Community trade unions. | Dozens of workers, many wearing "Save Our Steel" T-shirts, gathered at Westminster in a demonstration organised by the Unite and Community trade unions. |
Jason Wyatt, an electrician at Tata Steel in Port Talbot, urged ministers to cut business rates and energy costs for his employer. | Jason Wyatt, an electrician at Tata Steel in Port Talbot, urged ministers to cut business rates and energy costs for his employer. |
"We are worried about what the business will do in terms of any short-term measures such as lay-offs," he said. | "We are worried about what the business will do in terms of any short-term measures such as lay-offs," he said. |
"The steel works is the biggest employer by a mile in Port Talbot and any job losses would have a massive impact on the area." | "The steel works is the biggest employer by a mile in Port Talbot and any job losses would have a massive impact on the area." |
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