Imisebenzi enamakhono aphezulu e-3,200 e-Scunthorpe, e-Skinningrove nase-Teesside ivikelwe ngokuqedwa kwesivumelwano sokuthengisa i-British Steel ekuholeni umenzi wensimbi wase-China uJingye Group, uhulumeni usamukele namuhla.
Ukuthengiswa kulandela izingxoxo ezinzulu phakathi kukahulumeni, uMamukeli Osemthethweni, Abaphathi Abakhethekile, izinyunyana, abahlinzeki kanye nabasebenzi. Kubonisa isinyathelo esibucayi sokuthola ikusasa lesikhathi eside, elizinzile lokwenziwa kwensimbi eYorkshire naseHumber naseNyakatho-mpumalanga.
Njengengxenye yesivumelwano, iJingye Group ithembise ukutshala imali eyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama- £ 1.2 eminyakeni eyishumi ukwenza amasayithi aseBritish Insimbi enze ngcono amandla kagesi.
UNdunankulu uBoris Johnson uthe:
Imisindo yalezi zinsimbi kudala yazwakala kulo lonke elaseYorkshire naseHumber naseNyakatho-mpumalanga. Namuhla, njengoba iBritish Steel ithatha izinyathelo zayo ngaphansi kobuholi bukaJingye, singaqiniseka ukuthi lokhu kuzobonakala kumashumi eminyaka ezayo.
Ngithanda ukubonga wonke umuntu osebenza eBritish Steel eScunthorpe, eSkinningrove naseTeesside ngokuzinikela kwabo nokubekezela kwabo okwenza ibhizinisi liphumelele kulo nyaka odlule. Isethembiso sikaJingye sokutshala imali eyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama- £ 1,2 ebhizinisini siyisikhuthazo esamukelekile esingagcini ngokuvikela izinkulungwane zemisebenzi, kodwa siqinisekise ukuthi iBritish Steel iyaqhubeka nokuchuma.
UNobhala Wezebhizinisi u-Alok Sharma uvakashele indawo yaseBritish Steel iScunthorpe namuhla ukuyohlangana nomphathi omkhulu weJingye Group, uMnu Li Huiming, oyi-CEO yeBritish Steel, uRon Deelen, inxusa laseChina e-UK, uMnu Liu Xiaoming nabasebenzi, abamele inyunyana, amalungu ePhalamende endawo kanye nababambiqhaza .
UNobhala Wezebhizinisi u-Alok Sharma uthe:
Ukuthengiswa kweBritish Steel kumelela ivoti elibalulekile lokuzethemba embonini yensimbi yase-UK. Kuphawula futhi ukuqala kwenkathi entsha yalezo zifunda ezakhe indlela yazo yokuziphilisa ngokukhipha insimbi yezimboni.
Ngithanda ukuhlonipha wonke umuntu obambe iqhaza ekutholeni lesi sivumelwano ngaphezu komugqa, ikakhulukazi kubasebenzi baseBritish Steel engibona ukuthi ukungaqiniseki kuzoba yinselele.
Ngifuna nokuqinisekisa abasebenzi baseBritish Steel okungenzeka ukuthi babhekene nokudilizwa ukuthi sihlanganisa zonke izinsizakusebenza ezitholakalayo ukuze zinikeze usizo kanye nezeluleko ngokushesha kulabo abathintekayo.
IBritish Steel isetshenziselwe ukwakha yonke into kusuka ezinkundleni zemidlalo kuya emabhulohweni, olwandle olwandle kanye naseJodrell Bank.
Le nkampani yangena enkambisweni yokukhokha izikweletu ngoMeyi 2019 futhi kulandela izingxoxo eziphelele, iRegiver Receiver kanye nabaphathi abakhethekile bakwaErnst & Young (EY) bakuqinisekisile ukuthengiswa okuphelele kweBritish Steel kuJingye Group - kubandakanya nezinsimbi eScunthorpe, izigayo eSkinningrove nase kuTeesside - kanye namabhizinisi asizayo i-TSP Engineering neFN Steel.
URoy Rickhuss, uNobhala-Jikelele weNyunyana yabasebenzi bensimbi, uthe:
Namuhla kumaka ukuqala kwesahluko esisha seBritish Steel. Kube wuhambo olude nolunzima ukufika kuleli qophelo. Ikakhulu, lokhu kutholwa kuyisivumelwano sayo yonke imizamo yabasebenzi abasezingeni lomhlaba, okuthi noma kungabazeki, baphule amarekhodi okukhiqiza. Namuhla bekungeke kwenzeke ngaphandle kokuthi uhulumeni abone ukubaluleka kwensimbi njengemboni eyisihluthulelo. Isinqumo sokweseka ibhizinisi ngokusebenzisa ubunikazi obusha siyisibonelo secebo elihle lezimboni emsebenzini. Uhulumeni angakhela phezu kwalokhu ngezinyathelo eziningi zokwakha indawo efanelekile ukuze bonke abakhiqizi bethu bensimbi bachume.
Silangazelele ukusebenzisana noJingye njengoba beletha phambili izinhlelo zabo zokutshala imali, ezinamandla okuguqula ibhizinisi nokuvikela ikusasa elizinzile. UJingye akagcini ngokuthatha ibhizinisi, bathatha izinkulungwane zabasebenzi futhi banikeza ithemba elisha emiphakathini yensimbi eScunthorpe naseTeesside. Siyazi ukuthi kunomsebenzi omningi kakhulu okufanele wenziwe, okubaluleke kakhulu ukuxhasa labo abangakatholi ukuqashwa ngebhizinisi elisha.
Kubasebenzi abangama-449 ababhekene nokudilizwa emsebenzini njengengxenye yokuthengisa, iRipid Response Service kahulumeni kanye neNational Careers Service bahlanganisiwe ukuze banikeze ukusekelwa kanye nezeluleko. Le sevisi izosiza labo abathintekayo ekushintsheni bangene kweminye imisebenzi noma bathathe amathuba amasha okuqeqeshwa.
Uhulumeni uyaqhubeka nokuxhasa imboni yensimbi - kufaka phakathi imali engaphezulu kuka- £ 300 million yezindleko zikagesi, imihlahlandlela yokuthengwa komphakathi nemininingwane yepayipi lensimbi kumaphrojekthi wengqalasizinda kazwelonke abiza cishe ama- £ 500 million kule minyaka eyishumi ezayo.