The global crisis hammering the steel industry is beginning to be felt in China, where one of the country’s biggest producers has said it may let go 50,000 of its 80,000-strong workforce. Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at Chinese steelmaker readies 50,000 jobs cuts as industry crisis deepens
United Steelworkers (USW) International President Leo W. Gerard issued the following statement today on the release of a study of the enormous challenges facing the U.S. steel sector from a flood of imports and rising excess global capacity in steel production. The report “Surging Steel Imports Put Up to Half a Million U.S. Jobs at … Continue reading
Germany’s Salzgitter AG (SZG.XE) said Wednesday it will cut more than 1,500 jobs in response to the crisis in Europe’s steel industry, which prompted a profit warning from the company last week Continue reading
The current challenge of all major industrial manufacturers in Canada is the shortage of skilled workers with the right experience. Research conducted by the Canadian Steel Trade and Employment Congress, (CSTEC) underscores this challenge in the broader Steel Sector. With a very high value-add per employee, when compared to the rest of manufacturing, the broader … Continue reading