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Article: Chinese Railways.(1.1 million to be laid off in partial privatization)(World Update)(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- Railway Age
- Article date:
- March 1, 1998
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 1998 Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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CHINESE RAILWAYS plans to shed 1.1 million employees--one third of its work force--as part of a major restructuring during the next three years. Officials say 300,000 workers will be cut, another 300,000 will be transferred to non-transport subsidiaries of CR. The fate of the other 500,000 is unknown. Although CR struggles to provide sufficient capacity for freight and passenger traffic demand, ...
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......involve electrifying 2800km of track, building 17 power supply substations, and supplying a control and communication system. Chinese Railways will supply masts and isolators, and it will carry out all the necessary construction and installation work under the supervision...
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