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Hollywood actors, producers resume labor talks as strike fears fade
February 19, 2009(Xinhua) Hollywood's largest actors union and the trade group representing major studios Tuesday resumed labor talks to renew an already expired contract, as possibilities of another industry-wide strike have faded.
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EU report predicts loss of 3.5 mln jobs in 2009
February 19, 2009(Xinhua) Some 3.5 million European Union (EU) citizens will lose their jobs this year due to the economic crisis, an EU report said on Tuesday.
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Free trade, jobs and democracy—a look at Singapore
February 18, 2009Given the evaporation of 533,000 American jobs last November, the largest downturn in thirty-four years and the prospects for even greater losses, it is vital that we have a public discourse on the cost of free...
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Worldwide unemployment to increase dramatically due to global economic crisis
February 18, 2009GENEVA (ILO News) – The global economic crisis is expected to lead to a dramatic increase in the number of people joining the ranks of the unemployed, working poor and those in vulnerable employment, the International...
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French Caribbean colonies rise up against effects of global crisis
February 18, 2009Original source: Strikes that have nearly frozen everyday life on France's Caribbean islands burst into clashes on Monday as police laid into striking protesters angry at soaring prices and a wealthy white elite. In Martinique, about...
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