# Solidarity has launched an aid project to support workers affected by the closure of ArcelorMittal’s long-steel plants. According to the union, despite a month of discussions, the closures in Newcastle in KwaZulu-Natal, Vereeniging in Gauteng, and eMalahleni in Mpumalanga were confirmed last Friday, and retrenchment consultations are nearing completion. Solidarity’s Willie Venter criticised the government for intervening too late and the company for not modernising its plants earlier:
Solidarity launches aid project to support workers affected by ArcelorMittal closures [SOUND]
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