Tata Steel Dutch workers unions slam 1,000 job cut plans, vow to fight

Tata Steel employs around 9,000 people at IJmuiden, about 25 km (15.5 miles) northwest of Amsterdam

Dutch labour unions and the works council of Tata Steel in the Netherlands on Monday disclosed that the chairman of the subsidiary has been dismissed and vowed to fight against 1,000 proposed job cuts.

In a statement, the company's works council said that Theo Henrar has been dismissed in what they described as an "incomprehensible and ill-considered" decision made in the interests of Tata Steel UK at the expense of the Dutch arm.

"Both the shareholders in India and the European leadership of Tata Steel have been failing to solve problems in Britain for years," it said. "Billions of pounds and euros