英國工會 中國鋼材令英國鋼鐵業面臨"災難"
Union leaders have warned the government that Britain’s steel industry faces “catastrophe” unless ministers block Chinese attempts to achieve “market economy status” at the WTO later this year.
英國工會領導人警告政府，如果政府官員們不能阻止中國在今年晚些時候獲得世界貿易組織(WTO)“市場經濟地位”，英國鋼鐵業將面臨“災難”。
The warning came as Britain’s biggest steelmaker said it was cutting more than 1,000 jobs, prompting recriminations that the UK was failing to stand up for the steel industry in the face of a deluge of cheap Chinese imports.
發出這一警告之際，英國最大鋼廠宣佈將削減1000多個工作崗位，此舉引發指責稱，面對中國低價傾銷的洪流，英國政府未能維護鋼鐵業的利益。
Tata Steel said 750 positions would go at its Port Talbot plant, the UK’s biggest steelworks by output and workforce, along with 100 jobs at mills in Trostre, Corby and Hartlepool and 200 support roles.
英國以產量和員工隊伍計最大的鋼廠塔塔鋼鐵公司(Tata Steel)表示，塔爾博特港鋼廠將裁減750個崗位，特羅斯特爾鋼廠、科比鋼廠和哈特爾浦鋼廠將裁掉100個崗位以及200個輔助崗位。
The decision underlines the evisceration of Britain’s steel industry, which during the past year has either shed or outlined plans to cut more than 6,000 jobs from a workforce that was 30,000-strong at the start of 2015.
這一決定突顯了英國鋼鐵業遭到的重挫，2015年初時鋼鐵業就業總人數爲3萬人，過去一年該行業已裁減或宣佈計劃裁減6000多個工作崗位。
It also feeds into a roiling debate over China’s place in the global economy as Beijing pushes for market economy status at the World Trade Organisation.
該決定還爲圍繞中國在全球經濟中的地位的激烈辯論提供了素材，北京正爭取在世貿組織獲得市場經濟地位。
