Germany: Economy minister joins steelworkers at march for jobs in Duisburg

Thousands of steelworkers marched through Duisburg, Monday, demanding that their jobs at the local ThyssenKrupp plant be protected. At least 10,000 workers are though to have taken part in the march. SOT, Vice-Chancellor of Germany Sigmar Gabriel (German): “The result will be that they will shut down the diggings [sites], the production will commence in other countries with worse environmental standards. At the end we are left with nothing, no jobs and no climate protection. We have to stop this, which is