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   University of California, Berkeley
Updated 2/2/2004; 1:34:37 PM

Thursday, January 22, 2004

Worldwide unemployment sets new record, UN labour agency reports Global unemployment rose in 2003 to a record of over 185 million, or just over 6 per cent of the labour force, but the worldwide economic recovery in the second half of the year may have helped to improve the situation, the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) says in its annual jobs report, released today. [UN News Service]
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Huge pay rise for Kenya's police. Junior police officers in Kenya have had their pay doubled in an attempt to raise morale and fight corruption. [BBC News | Africa | World Edition]
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German retail sales slid again in 2003 [IHT: Business]
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UAL attendants shun signing pact to protest retiree hike The flight attendants union at bankrupt UAL Corp.'s United Airlines has refused to sign the contract agreement it reached with the airline last year, citing United's plans to make retirees pay more for health care benefits. [Chicago Sun-Times: Business]
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Kodak cuts 15,000 jobs worldwide. The US photography giant announces plans to slash up to 20% of its workforce in an effort to shore up future growth. [BBC News | Business | World Edition]
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Eurozone recovery 'at risk'. Continental Europe's recovery is very fragile despite growth in the US, a leading economic think tank warns. The economic recovery in continental Europe is "distinctly weak" and could easily be wrecked should the euro continue to rise, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has warned [BBC News | Europe | World Edition]
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Ford sees big increase in losses. The US motor giant reports a $793m loss for the fourth quarter of 2003, after it is hit by the cost of job cuts in Europe. The US carmaker, the world's second largest until it was recently overtaken by Toyota, is getting rid of 6,700 European positions to cut losses.  [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition]
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Cambodia Labor Leader Vichea Fatally Shot (AP). AP - A prominent Cambodian labor leader affiliated with the country's main opposition party was shot to death on a street Thursday, the latest in a series of suspected political killings of critics of the ruling party. [Yahoo! News - World]
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French health workers down tools. Doctors and hospital staff protest against government plans to reduce France's giant health budget. [BBC News | Europe | World Edition]
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