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Unions urge govt to prevent Highveld collapse

Trade unions Solidarity and the National Union of Metalworkers (Numsa) have urged government to intervene in the collapse of Highveld Steel & Vanadium to prevent the loss of a strategic player and thousands of skilled jobs. The steel major on Tuesday issued notice to 1 800 of its staff members as a result of the Department of Labour’s nonpayment for the previously agreed Training Layoff Scheme and the failure of the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) to provide additional funding of R150-million.