I-ArcelorMittal yimboni yensimbi enamagatsha emazweni alishumi nesishiyagalolunye emhlabeni jikelele ibalwa njengenkulukazi emazwenikazi afana ne Melika, Europe Kanye ne Afrika.
Lenkampani isanda kumemezela izindaba ezingemnandi zokuvala ukusebenza kwayo emagatsheni ayo amabili kuleli okungelise Newcastle nase Vereeniging. Lokhu kuthiwa kuzodala ukuthi abantu abangaphezu kuka 3500 balahlekelwe umsebenzi.
Ezinye zezizathu eziholele ukuthi lenkampani inqume ukuvala kubalwa isimo sikagesi nohlelo lokuthuthwa kwezimpahla okungekuhle kulelizwe.
uMelanie Venes ongu Sihlalo we Association of South African Chambers(ASAC) nophinde abe yi CEO ye Pietermaritzburg and Midlands Chamber of Business uthi isimo somnotho kuleli senza kubenzima ukuthi amabhizinisi akhone ukuhweba ngakho ukuvalwa kwalenkampani akubethusi.
UNgqongqoshe wezomnotho KwaZulu-Natal uMnu Siboniso Duma uthi i-ArcelorMittal idlale indima enkulu kakhulu ekwakheni amathuba omsebenzi kubantu base Newcastle yingakho sebejube lowo obambile njengesikhulu esiphezulu kwiTrade and Investment KwaZulu- Natal uMnu Sihle Ngcamu ukubhekana naloludaba ukuze kuzanywe ukugcina lemisebenzi engahle elahleke.
Isikhulu salenkampani uMnu Kobus Verster uthi beyisigungu esiphezulu kubenzima kakhulu ukufinyelela kulesi sinqumo kodwa sibalulekile kulenkampani.