Job Losses

EUROPE:

COMPANY SECTOR NUMBERS DATE

Alitalia Airlines 3,000 Sept 15

Akzo Nobel Manufacturing 3,500 Sept 29

Nissan Auto 1,680 Oct 13

Renault Auto 6,000 Sept 9

Stora Enso Paper 3,150 Sept 10

Telecom ItaliaTelecoms 5,000 Sept 19

UPM-Kymmene Paper 1,600 Sept 10

Volvo Auto 1,400 Sept 30

REGION:

USA:

COMPANY SECTOR NUMBERS DATE

Daimler AG Auto 2,300 Oct 14

eBay IT 1,600 Oct 6

Hewlett-Packard IT 24,600 Sept 15

Micron Technology IT 2,800 Oct 9

PepsiCo on Tuesday said it would cut 3,300 jobs, almost 2 percent of its work force, in a bid to cut costs.

Danaher, which also makes Craftsman tools, said on Thursday it would lay off 1,000 workers and close 12 plants.

Rockwell Automation Inc said it would lay off about 3 percent of its staff, or 600 people. That news came on September 30, the last day of the U.S. manufacturer's fiscal year.

Textron Inc, the world's largest maker of corporate jets, said an unspecified number of jobs would be cut as it scales back its financial operation.

Leggett & Platt Inc, which makes bed springs and store shelving, said it was cutting back hours at some factories and, in the words of Chief Executive Dave Haffner, "must move to reduce staff. We are already doing so." It did not disclose the number of jobs it plans to eliminate.

1,500 workers in south China have fallen victim to the current global financial crisis as they will have to find new jobs when their factory closes next week.

Hong Kong-listed BEP International Holdings Limited announced it would shut its factory in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, on Monday after its exports had dropped drastically this year registering huge deficits, a company spokesman told Xinhua on Saturday.

Ford cuts 450 jobs.