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Troubled times for Indonesian tin

Indonesian state tin mining concern PT Timah says it may cut its workforce by almost three-quarters from next year

A company executive say that as a result of falling tin prices the company plans to cut the workforce by a maximum of 3,750 people starting next year.

Timah, has already halted the operations of ten dredgers due to high operation costs, leaving some 1,000 workers idle.

7/12/01 2:16:49 | ABC Radio Australia News

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