Chinese solar firms ‘quietly shed’ one-third of their workers — 87,000 solar jobs gone

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Major Chinese solar companies cut nearly a third of their workforce last year, with the five leading companies laying off a total of approximately 87,000 employees. The layoffs stemmed from a price war fueled by overcapacity and sluggish demand. Global solar panel production is twice as high as consumption, and Chinese companies manufacture the majority of it.