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Saturday, November 21, 2009 10:07 PM

Published 11/04/2009 by Times Online


Job cuts at Nokia Siemens and Johnson & Johnson show the economy is still ill

Johnson & Johnson, the consumer goods and healthcare giant, said that it would cut up to 7 per cent of its 117,000 employees worldwide, meaning that as many as 8,190 people could lose their jobs.

Nokia Siemens Networks (NSW), the joint venture between Nokia and Siemens, the telecommunications...

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Nokia Siemens considers up to 6,000 job cuts
- Powered by HELSINKI: Finnish-German telecom equipment maker Nokia Siemens said on Tuesday that it could reduce its 64,000-strong workforce by 7-9 percent, or by ... - [11/04/2009 - Lebanon Daily Star]
Two Leading Global Firms Announce Job Cuts
Kat Higgins, Sky News OnlineThousands of jobs are at risk at mobile phone giant Nokia Siemans and healthcare firm Johnson & Johnson. Telecom equipment maker Nokia ... - [11/03/2009 - Sky News]
Nokia Siemens and Johnson & Johnson announc... - [11/03/2009 - Finance Markets]
Job cuts at Nokia Siemens and Johnson & Joh... - [11/03/2009 - Times Online]
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