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GM to lay off 1,500 workers after sale of Thailand plant

(Great Wall corporate website)
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By:
PANARAT THEPGUMPANAT
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By:
Reuters
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February 19, 2020 01:22 PM

BANGKOK -- General Motors will begin laying off around 1,500 employees in Thailand in June, after announcing the sale of its production facilities in the country, a government official said on Wednesday.

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