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Tata job losses: Hundreds of Port Talbot steel jobs to go | |
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Hundreds of steel workers are expected to lose their jobs when they arrive for work in Port Talbot. | |
Thousands of industry jobs have already been lost in Scotland and England, with the focus now set to turn to Wales. | Thousands of industry jobs have already been lost in Scotland and England, with the focus now set to turn to Wales. |
Port Talbot Steelworks' owner Tata employs 4,000 people at the site and 6,000 in Wales. | Port Talbot Steelworks' owner Tata employs 4,000 people at the site and 6,000 in Wales. |
A source told BBC Wales losses would be 750 in Port Talbot, following a slump in the price of steel. | |
Another 300 jobs are expected to be lost at other Tata sites in the UK, including Llanwern in Newport and Trostre in Llanelli, the source said. | |
Tata Steel Europe, which employs 17,000 in the UK, is in the throes of a wide-scale reorganisation of its business. | Tata Steel Europe, which employs 17,000 in the UK, is in the throes of a wide-scale reorganisation of its business. |
It currently puts £200m a year into the Welsh economy in wages. | It currently puts £200m a year into the Welsh economy in wages. |
Last week, Alan Coombs, the president of the steelworkers' union Community, and chairman of the multi-union group at Port Talbot, said job losses are "inevitable". | Last week, Alan Coombs, the president of the steelworkers' union Community, and chairman of the multi-union group at Port Talbot, said job losses are "inevitable". |
He told BBC Wales: "Without doubt there'll be restructuring on the cards - that's if we are in a position to restructure. | He told BBC Wales: "Without doubt there'll be restructuring on the cards - that's if we are in a position to restructure. |
"There is concern that we are running out of time." | "There is concern that we are running out of time." |
On Friday, Aberavon MP Stephen Kinnock said the industry needs to restructure in order to weather this storm. | On Friday, Aberavon MP Stephen Kinnock said the industry needs to restructure in order to weather this storm. |
First Minister Carwyn Jones has urged the UK government to come forward with a package to help the steel industry with their energy costs. | First Minister Carwyn Jones has urged the UK government to come forward with a package to help the steel industry with their energy costs. |