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MINISTERS must step in to protect more than 3,000 jobs at a Teeside steel plant under threat of closure, union GMB said yesterday.
Difficult market conditions — including a high pound, weak euro and high energy prices — have put the SSI Redcar works under threat, said the union.
The plant’s Thai owners have failed to pay back loans totalling around £80 million because of financial problems.
GMB national officer Dave Hulse said: “This SSI plant is in a very precarious position as managers are awaiting a main board decision on its future.
“This is a very difficult time for thousands of Teesside workers and their families. GMB will do all we can to save these jobs and keep steel making on Teesside.”
He said the union is seeking government help for the 2,000 workers and 1,000 contractors at the site.
