Bayer confirmed on Tuesday that they would be slashing about 4,500 jobs in Germany, affecting 1 in 7 members of its workforce in the country.
The company had already announced in December that it would cut 12,000 jobs internationally. The number revealed on Tuesday indicated that its German workers, who had already protested the cuts last year, will bear the biggest brunt of the losses proportionally.
The job losses will affect the Bayer branches in Berlin, Wuppertal, and Monheim. The workers' council has agreed to the move, which it says is necessary to "keep attractive conditions" and good pensions for workers.