2009 Brings More Job Cuts

Following are details of job cuts in excess of 2,000 announced by companies in non-financial sectors.

BHP Billiton Ltd/Plc said on Wednesday it will cut 6,000
jobs and close its giant Ravensthorpe nickel mine in Australia, writing off $1.6
billion, as the global resources giant battles a collapse in commodity prices.

 Besides some 2,100 jobs cut in Australian nickel mining, another 4,000 jobs
will go from BHP's 101,000-strong global workforce.

 Following are details of job cuts in excess of 2,000 announced by companies
in non-financial sectors since the beginning of September:

 REGION - EUROPE

 COMPANY                 SECTOR           NUMBERS    DATE
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 Renault       Auto             6,000     Sept 09

 Stora Enso   Paper            3,150     Sept 10

 Alitalia     Airlines         3,000     Sept 15

 Akzo Nobel    Manufacturing    3,500     Sept 29

 Daimler AG   Auto             2,300     Oct  14

 Volvo        Auto/Equipment   5,960    Sept-Jan

 ChTPZ Group             Steel pipes      4,900     Nov  07

 British Telecom  Telecoms        10,000     Nov  13

 Spansion Inc   Semiconductor    4,000     NOV  18

 Wolseley        Plumbing/Heating 7,300     Nov  18

                         Supplier 

 PSA Peugeot-Citroen

                Auto             3,550     Nov  20

 Rolls-Royce      Engine maker  1,500-2,000  Nov  20

 Sandvik       Tool maker       2,400     Nov  20

 Skanska       Construction     3,400     Nov  25

 ArcelorMittal

        Steel            9,000     Nov  27

 Telecom ItaliaTelecoms         9,000     Dec   3

 SKF           Bearings         2,500     Dec  10

 Rio Tinto      Mining          14,000     Dec  10

 Stanley Works   Tools            2,000     Dec  11

 Electrolux   Home Appliance   3,000     Dec  15

 Laird Plc       Electronics      5,000     Dec  16

 Elcoteq      Electronics      5,000     Jan  15

 Metro AG      Retail          15,000     Jan  20

 REGION - NORTH AMERICA

 COMPANY                 SECTOR        NUMBERS    DATE
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 Hewlett-Packard IT            24,600     Sept 15

 Federal Mogul  Auto, Engg.    4,000     Sept 17

 Micron TechnologyIT             2,800     Oct  09

 Merck & Co      Pharma         6,800     Oct  22

 XEROX CORP      Technology     3,000     Oct  23

 Chrysler LLC   Auto           6,000     Oct  24

 Whirlpool Corp  Consumer       5,000     Oct  28

 Gannett Co Inc  Media          3,200     Oct  28

 YRC Worldwide

    Inc         Transport      3,750     Oct  29

 Motorola        Mobile phones  7,000     Oct/Jan

 Ford Motor Co     Auto           2,260     Nov  07

 DHL Express BV Transport      9,500     Nov  10

 Sun Microsystems IT     Up to 6,000     Nov  14

 Pepsi Bottling Group

    Inc          Soft drink     3,150     Nov  18

 AT&T Inc          Telecom       12,000     Dec   4

 DuPont           Chemical       2,500     Dec   4

 Avis Budget Group

    Inc          Car Rental     2,200     Dec   4

 Dow Chemical Co Chemical       5,000     Dec   8

 Wyndham Worldwide

    Corp         Hotel          4,000     Dec   8

 3M Co           Manufacturer   2,300     Dec   8

 Office Depot IncRetail         2,200     Dec  10

 BorgWarner Inc  Auto           3,000     Dec  11

 Ryder System Inc  Truck Leasing  3,100     Dec  17

 Textron Inc     Airlines       2,200     Dec  22

 Alcoa Inc        Aluminum prod 15,000     Jan   6

 EMC Corp        IT             2,400     Jan   7

 Dell           IT         1,900-3000    Jan   8

 Boeing Co        Airlines       4,500     Jan   9

 Cessna Aircraft         Airlines       2,000     Jan  12

 MeadWestvaco

    Corp         Packaging      2,000     Jan  15

 Hertz Global Hldgs

    Inc          Car rental     4,000     Jan  16

 Eaton Corp      Manufacturer   5,200     Jan  20

 REGION - ASIA-PACIFIC
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 COMPANY                 SECTOR        NUMBERS    DATE

 Nissan         Auto           2,500     Oct  13

 Sony Corp      Electronics   16,000     Dec   9

 TDK Corp       Electronics    8,000     Jan   8

 Lenovo Group  IT             2,500     Jan   8

 BHP Billiton Ltd/Plc

                 Mining         6,000     Jan  21

REGION - AFRICA
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 COMPANY                 SECTOR        NUMBERS    DATE

 Lonmin         Mining         5,500     Nov/Dec
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 TOTAL                         330,120