| Sep 28, 2009 |
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| UK defense contractor BAE Systems will cut jobs at various sites in order to remain competitive. The plan includes closing a facility in Woodford at the end of 2012, eliminating 630 jobs there. |
| Candidates: 1,116 |
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| Japan Airlines will reduce its workforce by 14 percent as it plans the biggest reduction in routes in its history. Job cuts, to begin this year, will include early retirements. |
| Candidates: 6,800 |
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| Canadian auto parts maker Magna will eliminate a combined 10,500 jobs at German automaker Opel and its British sister brand Vauxhall once it acquires the business unit from General Motors. Opel, including Vauxhall, employs approximately 50,000 people throughout Europe. |
| Candidates: 10,500 |
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| Japanese consumer lending giant Aiful Corporation will reduce its workforce by as much as 44 percent or about 2,000 jobs through early retirement. Aiful finds itself facing serious financial difficulties and possible bankruptcy as a result of the global credit crisis. |
| Candidates: 2,000 |
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| Drug maker Eli Lilly will restructure, organizing its global business into five units, and eliminate more than 4,000 jobs in the process. Lilly cites various impacts of industry trends as reasons for company changes. |
| Candidates: 4,140 |
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| Magyar Telekom, the leading fixed line and wireless service provider in Hungary, will lay off 400 workers in order to cut costs. The company will eliminate additional jobs through retirements. |
| Candidates: 400 |
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