Matsushita Electric mulls cutting 3,000 jobs in Japan

Matsushita Electric mulls cutting 3,000 jobs in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. (file photo of its head office in Osaka) is seeking to slash about 3,000 jobs from its group workforce in Japan along with a plan to shift production of unprofitable electronics parts and batteries offshore by the end of next March, company officials said June 20.

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