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Serbian President Boris Tadic listens to questions during a media conference at EU Headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday Sept. 3, 2008. Serbia's pro-Western government is urging Serbian lawmakers to ratify a pre-entry deal with the European Union, saying it will boost the country's troubled eco
Jobs   Photos   Politicians   Serbia   Tadic  
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Serbia's Tadic signs law allowing politicians to keep two jobs
| Belgrade - President Boris Tadic on Friday brushed aside criticisms from the Serbian anti-corruption agency and signed a controversial law into effect paving the way to lawmakers to simultaneously h... (photo: AP / Virginia Mayo)
President Barack Obama addresses the National Urban League 100th Anniversary Convention in Washington, Thursday, July 29, 2010.
Democrats   Depression   Obama   Photos   Wikipedia: Great Depression  
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Gingrich: Obama Repeating Mistakes From the Great Depression
| Newt Gingrich warned Thursday that President Obama and congressional Democrats appear to be on the verge of repeating the same mistakes that aggravated the Great Depression, adding that letting the ... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
A member of a Romany association, Alice Januel, displays an official document which authorizes French Romanies to travel with their caravan, during a press conference with members of different French Roma associations in Saint Ouen north of Paris, Tuesday, July 27, 2010.  The New York Times 
Sarkozy Toughens on Illegal Roma
| PARIS — President Nicolas Sarkozy has ordered the expulsion of illegal Roma and itinerant immigrants and the dismantlement of their camps in a move that has been labeled by human rights groups... (photo: AP / Michel Euler)
France   Human Rights   Immigration   Photos   Wikipedia: Romani people  
Das Buerogebaeude der Siemens AG fuer IT Operations und Industrial Services in Erlangen, aufgenommen am Montag, 13. August 2007.  The New York Times 
Siemens and VW Surge on Roaring Demand From China
| FRANKFURT — Germany continued to show surprising strength Thursday as a drop in unemployment, coupled along with better-than-expected profit at two of the country’s biggest manufacturers... (photo: AP / Andreas Beil)
Business   Economy   Germany   Photos   Wikipedia: 2010 European sovereign debt crisis  
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The Federal Reserve building in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008, ahead of the central bank's meeting on interest rates and assessment of the country's financial and economic troubles. Stocks pulled well off their lows Tuesday as the financial sector partially recovered from Wall Street's worst session in years and as investors grew hopeful about a Federal Reserve interest rate cut. The Dow Jones industrial average traded in a wide range, sometimes dropping more than 100 after a 500-point slide on Mond The New York Times
Fed Member's Deflation Warning Hints at Policy Shift
| WASHINGTON — A subtle but significant shift appears to be occurring within the Federal Reserve over the course of monetary policy, amid increasing signs that the ... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak)
Economy   Federal Reserve   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Deflation  
Argentina's team manager Carlos Bilardo  cover from the cold behind the plastic covering the substitutes bench during a practice of his team in Pretoria, South Africa, Monday, June 28, 2010. Argentina will play Germany in a World Cup quarterfinal match on July 3. Boston Herald
Bilardo hits back at Maradona
| BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Carlos Bilardo, who has been accused by Diego Maradona of betrayal and working behind the scenes to have him dismissed as Argentina&rsqu... (photo: AP / Ricardo Mazalan)
Argentina   Photos   Soccer   Sports   Wikipedia : Carlos Bilardo  
Dead Chest Island, BVI The New York Times
Oil Spill Crime? Send In the BP Squad
| Peter J. Henning follows issues involving securities law and white-collar crime for DealBook’s White Collar Watch. | Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr.’s criminal ... (photo: Creative Commons / Legis)
Gulf of Mexico   OilSpill   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Deepwater Horizon oil spill  
OFW - Overseas Filipino Workers - Seafarers Malaya
DOLE, OWWA readying aid to repatriated OFWs
| THE Department of Labor and Employment is readying an assistance package to help tide over repatriated overseas Filipino workers. | Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz sai... (photo: WN / sweet)
Labor   Philippines   Photos   Wikipedia: Overseas Filipino   Workers  
Spain's player Fernando Torres reacts during a training session in Potchefstroom, South Africa Goal
Analysis: Why Fernando Torres Could Still Quit Liverpool For Chelsea
Striker must declare intentions to avoid becoming Anfield's answer to Fabregas | By Wayne Veysey | Chief correspondent | Share The similarities are almost spooky. | Ta... (photo: AP / Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
Liverpool   Photos   Soccer   Sport   Wikipedia: Fernando Torres  
In this photo taken on April 7, 2009, a textile worker works at a garment factory in Erode about 120 kilometers (74.5 miles) east of Coimbatore, India. Deccan Herald
India will add 110m people to global workforce by 2020: Study
New Delhi, July 28 (PTI) | A demographically young India will be the largest contributor to the global labour force in the coming decades, and will add about 110 million ... (photo: AP / Aijaz Rahi)
India   Labour   Photos   Population   Wikipedia: Demographics of India  
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. speaks at a rally Friday, Feb. 8, 2008 (tmg1) The Examiner
Ahead of elections, Obama ramps up his fundraising
Comments WASHINGTON (Map, News) - President Barack Obama is stepping up his fundraising efforts as the midterm elections draw closer and Democrats need money to battle a ... (photo: AP / Ted S. Warren)
Elections   Photos   Politics   US   Washington  
This DEc.10, 2008 file photo shows ArcelorMittal French headquarters outside Paris. France's competition authorities Tuesday Dec.16, 2008 slapped a record Euro 575 million ($776 million) in fines on 11 companies, including subsidiaries of global steel giant ArcelorMittal, for running a cartel in the steel trading sector from 1999 to 2004. The Luxembourg-based ArcelorMittal, is the world's largest steelmaker and has over 326,000 employees in more than 60 countries. The Guardian
ArcelorMittal sees Q3 drop, mulls stainless split
* Sees Q3 core profit $2.1-2.5 bln vs $2.6 bln expected * Q2 core profit $3.0 bln vs Rtrs poll consensus $3.0 bln * Assessing spin-off of stainless steel division * Chall... (photo: AP / Jacques Brinon)
Brussels   China   Photos   Steel   Wikipedia: ArcelorMittal  
File:Hillary Clinton 1.jpg The Providence Journal
Frida Ghitis: Clinton hitting homers around the world
| If you want to find a harsh crowd for an American official, send him - or her - to Pakistan. | That's why reviews of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's recent stop in... (photo: Creative Commons / FlickreviewR)
Islamabad   Pakistan   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Hillary Rodham Clinton  
Business & Economy Outsourcing
- Laziness myth debunked as Gen Y shows it's ready to pic
- Trying to Spread Africa's Wealth
- U.S. Economic Growth Slowed to 2.4% Rate in 2nd Quarter
- Wall Street Slips After U.S. Data on Growth
An unidentified man stands near a gas flare belonging to the Agip Oil company in Idu Ogba, Niger Delta area of Nigeria, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006. OPEC and the European Union agreed in Vienna Wednesday to maintain a close "energy dialogue," stressing the importance of working together to help stabilize and secure the world's oil markets. Edmund Daukoru, Nigeria's oil minister and president of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, met with Martin Bartenstein, the energy minister of Austria, which holds the EU's rotating presidency. In a statement, the EU presidency said both reaffirmed the need to stay in close touch on energy issues.
Trying to Spread Africa's Wealth
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- Lawrence board outsources 14 special-ed jobs
- Lawrence school district outsources 14 special-ed jobs
- Indian outsourcer HCL quarterly profit up 6.9 pct
- Indian Outsourcer HCL Quarterly Profit Up 6.9 Pct
house in Indian rural area - village
Outsourcing expands from India's boomtowns to rural areas
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Unions Employment & Workplace Issues
- Union threatens to down tools at De Beers’ SA operations
- Paterson Plans At Least 1,000 Layoffs, Unions Won't Budg
- Iraq's union crackdown is a return to days of Saddam
- Union prepares for water sector strike
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Iraq: Trade Union Banned in the Electricity Sector
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- Don't Curse Now: E-mails Monitored by Employers for Lang
- NYEP is not an avenue for permanent employment – Akua Dansua
- Solution Sought to 'Gloomy' Employment Equity
- Employers helping employees to balance work and personal lif
People carry an injured victim away from a damaged building after an explosion at a plastic plant in Nanjing in east China's Jiangsu province, Wednesday July 28, 2010.
Accidents Plague China's Workplaces
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Labor Minimum Wage
- Operation green leaves federal Labor red-faced
- Labor's great climate change choke
- What to do with Kevin Rudd? Labor's urgent issue
- France: Police Question Labor Minister
Philippines Airlines  passenger planes located in departure terminal of Ninoy Aquino International Airport , Paranaque , Philippines , August 31 , 2009.
Labor clouds PAL future
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- Bangladeshi garment workers riot over wages
- Pick n Pay, Saccawu wage talks deadlocked
- Cosatu deplores farm workers' conditions
- Clothing workers riot over pay rise
A passerby holds his forehead after he was injured by a stone during a clash between protestors and policemen in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, July 30, 2010.
Bangladesh garment workers clash with police
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Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Unemployment
- Affleck's lawyer hits back at sexual harassment accuser
- The reality of Egypt, a view from the opposite sex
- Oz female air traffic controllers face sexual discrimination
- Casey Affleck's Lawyer Wants Sexual Harassment Case To B
The Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Smt. Krishna Tirath- India- Politics
Bill against sexual harassment likely in parliament's monsoon session
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- Eurozone unemployment rate stable at 10% in June
- Maryland's unemployment numbers do not match up
- Spain Q2 unemployment rises, raises risk of double-dip
- Spain unemployment rate at 13-year high
Oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill floats on the water as the sky is reflected in sheen on Barataria Bay off the coast of Louisiana Monday, June, 7, 2010.
Tropical weather delays BP relief well:Florida unemployment, tourism remain rising oil spill victims
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