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   Labor and Employment Weblog
   University of California, Berkeley
Updated 5/24/2004; 11:10:27 AM

Monday, May 10, 2004

Bolivia in Crisis. Bolivia is becoming the epicenter of battles against neo-liberal financial institutions like the World Bank and the U.S.-sponsored forced eradication of coca production. [AlterNet]
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Protesters 'will not hit Cannes'. Cannes film festival runs no risk of being shut down by French striking arts workers, festival managers say. [BBC News | Europe | World Edition]
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World's child workers speak out. Young people rally in Florence to speak out against child labour at the first children's world congress on the issue. [BBC News | Asia-Pacific | World Edition]
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Ford's oldest plant closes after 86 years. DEARBORN, Michigan (AP) -- Ford Motor Co.'s oldest manufacturing plant, an 86-year-old factory built under the guidance of founder Henry Ford and later the birthplace of the iconic Mustang, made its final car Monday. CNN May 10 2004 8:10PM GMT
4:12:28 PM    comment []

MCI Plans to Cut 7,500 Jobs This Year (AP). AP - MCI plans to eliminate 7,500 jobs this year — about 15 percent of its work force — to cut costs as its struggles with weak revenues that resulted in a quarterly loss of $388 million, the company said Monday. [Yahoo! News - Top Stories]
4:11:12 PM    comment []

House Republicans Pass OSHA Weakening Bills in Com.... House Republicans Pass OSHA Weakening Bills in CommitteeFull Speed Backwards The House Education and the Workforce Committee passed four bills last week authored by Republicans to further weaken the OSH Act. All of the bills were introduced last year [Confined Space]
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Bank of America to expand India outsourcing unit. Bank of America Corp may hire 1,500 people at its subsidiary after it opens in southern part of India this month, 50 per cent more than previously disclosed, and the bank has reserved land that would allow for even more expansion. Late last year, the bank said it eventually expected to have 1,000 people at its Continuum Solutions subsidiary in the software hub city of Hyderabad, but wouldn't give specifics about work intended for the center.  Silicon India May 10 2004 2:45PM GMT


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Turkmenistan: State Workers With Foreign Degrees To Be Dismissed. As of 1 June, state workers in Turkmenistan holding degrees of higher education received outside the country since 1993 will be dismissed from their jobs. Analysts say the move is the latest in a long series of educational restrictions imposed in the Central Asian republic. Payvand Iran News May 10 2004 3:14PM GMT
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