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On January 24, steelmaker ArcelorMittal announced its intention to close six finishing lines and a coke plant in the Liège basin, which will effectively axe 1,300 jobs, and further undermine the region’s labour market. Liège has already been hit by 800 redundancies from the closure of two blast furnaces, announced in October 2011.
Staff at the steelworks have called for a strike to protest against the decision.