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Approximately 1,000 employees of Romanian largest steel maker ArcelorMittal Galati were laid off after they filed requests to leave through the voluntary layoffs program, while another 1,000 are expecting the same measures, a trade union representative said Monday.

Approximately 450 employees of Romania's largest steel maker ArcelorMittal Galati, owned by UK-based ArcelorMittal, will leave the company as of January 16, through the voluntary layoffs program, trade unionists said Wednesday.

Some 1,700 employees of Romanian largest steel maker ArcelorMittal Galati, owned by UK-based ArcelorMittal, filed requests to leave through the voluntary layoffs program, a trade union representative said Friday.

Romanian steel plant ArcelorMittal Galati is planning a new series of voluntary layoffs in the upcoming period, a senior manager within the company said Friday.

Steel pipe producer ArcelorMittal Galati Romania, local unit of UK-based giant ArcelorMittal, on Sunday said it plans to lay off some 1,000 employees in 2008 following the company’s reorganization strategy.