# Solidarity says it is concerned about Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa’s latest job cuts. The automaker will lay off more than 470 employees at its Struandale Engine Plant, in Gqeberha, and its Silverton Assembly Plant in Pretoria, as part of a realignment to match market demand. Solidarity deputy general-secretary, Willie Venter, says economic pressures, international political uncertainties, and the government’s unfavourable policies are causing the local automotive industry to become increasingly less competitive:
Solidarity concerned by Ford SA’s latest job cuts [SOUND]
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