# Metalworkers union Numsa says the Eastern Cape faces a deepening jobs crisis as tyre manufacturer Goodyear South Africa moves to close its manufacturing plant in Uitenhage. Over 900 workers are expected to be affected. The union warns that this will worsen unemployment in the province, which already stands at 42-percent. Numsa’s Phakamile Hlubi-Majola says they will fight to protect jobs and secure fair severance packages:
Numsa warns of deepening job crisis as Goodyear SA closes manufacturing plant [SOUND]
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