Levi Strauss jeans US jobs blow

Levi Strauss is to close its last manufacturing plants in the United States and Canada, axeing nearly 2,000 jobs, the struggling jeans maker has confirmed.

Levi Strauss is to close its last manufacturing plants in the United States and Canada, axing nearly 2,000 jobs, the struggling jeans maker has confirmed.

Levi will close two sewing and finishing plants in San Antonio, Texas, by the end of the year and lay off 800 workers and shut its three remaining manufacturing plants in Canada that employ 1,180 people by March.