加拿大工业部长周三表示，Stelco Holdings Inc. 不能以贸易战为借口，为其在收购位于汉密尔顿的钢铁厂时所承诺的保就业计划中削减岗位的行为辩护，尤其是当其美国母公司负责人已公开支持钢铁关税时。
Canada's industry minister said Wednesday Stelco Holdings Inc. cannot use the trade war to justify cutting jobs it committed to when it bought the Hamilton-based steel plant, particularly when the head of its U.S. parent company has publicly backed steel tariffs.
梅拉妮·乔利对记者表示，总部位于美国的克利夫兰-克利夫斯公司首席执行官支持钢铁关税，因此不能将该公司因关税和市场压力而计划裁员多达500人的行为描述为超出其控制范围。
Melanie Joly told reporters that the chief executive of U.S.-based Cleveland-Cliffs has supported steel tariffs and therefore cannot characterize the company's plan to lay off up to 500 workers due to tariffs and market pressures as beyond its control.
视频：美国关税压力加剧，汉密尔顿钢铁厂裁员；美国关税促使汉密尔顿钢铁厂采取“生存”举措，计划裁员数百人。“他支持针对钢铁的美国关税，”她说道，并提及克利夫兰-克利夫斯公司首席执行官洛伦索·贡萨尔维斯公开支持美国钢铁关税。
VideoHamilton steel plant cuts jobs as U.S. tariff pressure mounts Hamilton steel plant to lay off hundreds of workers as U.S. tariffs prompt 'survival' move "He's in favour of these U.S. tariffs against steel," she said, referring to Cleveland-Cliffs CEO Lourenco Goncalves' public support of American steel tariffs. "They cannot say that this is now an act of God or force majeure."
“他们不能声称这是天灾或不可抗力。”乔利表示，如果该公司未能回应联邦政府的要求，即提交一份说明其将如何履行所有承诺（包括保留超过1500个岗位）的计划，渥太华将采取执法行动。
If the company does not respond to the federal government's demand for a plan outlining how it will meet all of its commitments, including maintaining more than 1,500 jobs, Ottawa will pursue enforcement action, Joly said. "They need to comply," she said.
“他们必须遵守规定，”她说，“否则，我们将动用法律的全部力量。”加拿大曾于2024年依据《加拿大投资法》批准了美国克利夫兰-克利夫斯公司收购Stelco的交易。
"If not, we will use the full force of the law." Canada gave U.S.-based Cleveland-Cliffs the green light to purchase Stelco back in 2024 under the Investment Canada Act.
乔利表示，加拿大对该收购的批准附带条件：新所有者必须维持工会岗位的数量以及大多数非工会岗位。
Canada's approval of that takeover was contingent on the new owner maintaining the number of union jobs and the majority of non-union positions, Joly said.
她于周一致信Stelco总裁保罗·西蒙，要求对方提交一份计划，说明克利夫兰-克利夫斯公司打算如何履行其在收购Stelco时对渥太华所做的一切承诺，包括就业承诺。乔利表示，渥太华尚未收到Stelco对该信函的回应。
She sent a letter to Stelco president Paul Simon on Monday demanding a plan outlining how Cleveland-Cliffs intends to comply with all of the undertakings it made to Ottawa when it acquired Stelco, including its jobs commitment. Ottawa has not yet received a response from Stelco on the letter, Joly said.
与此同时，她将Stelco计划中的裁员与近期汽车行业的裁员及工厂动荡区分开来，并表示克利夫兰-克利夫斯在收购这家钢铁制造商时，作出了具有法律约束力的就业承诺。“这些义务是具有约束力的。”
Meanwhile, she distinguished Stelco's planned job cuts from recent layoffs and plant disruptions in the auto sector, saying Cleveland-Cliffs made legally binding employment commitments when it acquired the steelmaker. "These obligations are binding."