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| Tata Steel warns Europe 'sleepwalking to greater crisis' | |
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| Europe is "sleepwalking into an even greater steel crisis", a senior Tata Steel Europe executive has warned AMs. | |
| Tim Morris was one of a number of leading figures from steel sector giving evidence to a committee on the precarious state of the industry. | |
| In January, Tata announced it was cutting 750 jobs in Port Talbot, out of more than 1,000 going in the UK. | |
| Letters are expected to be sent to workers losing their jobs next week, the committee heard. | |
| Tony Brady, regional officer for the union Unite, said morale was "understandably very low". | |
| Dominic King, from trade body UK Steel, said without further action to help the sector the situation would become "quite bleak". | |
| The steel industry has been calling for government action to tackle cheap imports and high energy costs. | |
| Enterprise committee chairman William Graham said the industry's challenges were "very real and very concerning" for workers and their families. | Enterprise committee chairman William Graham said the industry's challenges were "very real and very concerning" for workers and their families. |
| "The steel industry is an important part of the Welsh economy, accounting for billions of pounds in revenue and supporting thousands of jobs directly and indirectly," he added. | "The steel industry is an important part of the Welsh economy, accounting for billions of pounds in revenue and supporting thousands of jobs directly and indirectly," he added. |
| "The committee has taken the decision to ask the steel producers, unions and the Welsh government where we are, what is being done to support it and what lies in store for the future of Welsh steel." | "The committee has taken the decision to ask the steel producers, unions and the Welsh government where we are, what is being done to support it and what lies in store for the future of Welsh steel." |
| In February, Stuart Wilkie, director of Tata Strip Products UK, told MPs there was no guarantee further steel job losses could be avoided, calling for action at EU level. | |