Ford, IG Metall union agree to 3,500 job losses at German plant

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Reuters

February 07, 2024 02:25 PM

BERLIN -- Ford Motor and the German union IG Metall have agreed to slash the number of jobs at a plant in Saarlouis by about 3,500 after production of the Focus compact car stops there.

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