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Nissan to shed 1,200 workers at Sunderland plant

By Chris Tighe, North East Correspondent

Published: January 8 2009 14:43 | Last updated: January 8 2009 23:36

Workers at Nissan’s Sunderland car plant on Thursday paid the price for a slump in global demand when the company announced it was to cut 1,200 manufacturing jobs, dealing a sharp blow to the north-east’s economy.

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