The newspaper Rheinische Post reported that the country's second-largest electricity and gas company was about to lay off 2,500 people employed in its power plant division in the country. The management so far only said it would provide details about possible job cuts on November 14 when the company was due to present third-quarter and nine-month results.
English: http://www.dw.de/german-utility-company-rwe-to-cut-thousands-of-more-jobs ...
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