800 jobs to go at Port Kembla steelworks
Unions predict BlueScope will shed 330 contractor jobs at Port Kembla, bringing expected job losses to more than 1100 in the Illawarra.BlueScope Steel this morning confirmed it will axe 800 jobs at its Port Kembla plant as it closes the No 6 blast furnace.Another 200 jobs will go from its Western Port hot strip mill.The company has reported to the Australian Securities Exchange a $480 million loss on its export business. Along with a write down on assets, this amounts to a $1 billion loss.
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