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Updated 3/1/2004; 1:55:17 PM

Thursday, February 05, 2004

Infy, TCS, Wipro accused of abusing L-1 visa programme These companies were acting as “bodyshops”, bringing in foreign workers through the L-1 system and then subcontracting them out to other businesses, Michael W Gildea, Executive Director of the Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO, America’s largest labour federation, told the House International Relations Committee on Wednesday.
India  [Deccan Herald: Business]
4:41:31 PM    comment []

Brazil's new trade diplomacy Lula's government seems to see south-south co-operation as a substitute for freer trade with rich countries. That could be a mistake
 [Economist: World]
3:04:36 PM    comment []

More pensioners return to work. Full-time retirement is becoming a thing of the past, with nearly three million pensioners returning to work, says a new survey. United Kingdom [BBC News | Business | Economy | World Edition]
3:03:12 PM    comment []

Civil servants plan strike action. Thousands of job centre and benefits office workers are to stage a two-day walkout after the collapse of pay talks. United Kingdom [BBC News | Business | Economy | World Edition]
3:02:51 PM    comment []

Michigan feels loss of significance (USATODAY.com). USATODAY.com - This is the place where the Democratic presidential candidates are supposed to confront the problems of the nation's manufacturing economy. This is where the industrial unions, traditional kingmakers in past Democratic contests, are supposed to exercise their clout. [Yahoo! News - Top Stories]
3:00:25 PM    comment []

New Zealand builders take home biggest pay rise in 5 years Workers in the building trades last year clocked up their highest wage increases for at least five years. Led by carpenters and joiners, whose wage rates grew 4.3 per cent, building tradesmen's pay rates rose 3.3 per cent last year, according to Statistics New Zealand's labour cost index, up from 2.4 per cent in 2002 and 2 per cent the year before.  [The New Zealand Herald: Business]
2:40:35 PM    comment []

300 in Greenville N.C. to lose Rubbermaid jobs Citing global competition and downward pressure on prices, Atlanta-based Rubbermaid Commercial Products said it will close its Greenville plant by April, eliminating more than 300 jobs. [Miami Herald: Business]
2:37:32 PM    comment []

Teamsters, WestFarm hopeful about end to lockout Negotiators on both sides of the WestFarm Foods labor dispute expressed optimism yesterday that they may be able to resolve one of the longest lockouts in the history of Seattle labor relations. [Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Business]
2:29:18 PM    comment []

Belgians fears Ryanair exit. Ryanair's Charleroi airport in Belgium is vital for the local economy which would dip deep if the airline was to stop using it as its Continental European hub. [BBC News | Europe | World Edition]
2:12:16 PM    comment []

Britain rethinks open-door policy. The British Government is considering tighter measures against citizens of new EU members who might apply for benefits. [BBC News | Europe | World Edition]
2:12:04 PM    comment []

UK considers migrant measures. Tony Blair indicates a rethink over the UK's decision not to impose restrictions on citizens of new EU countries.  Tory leader Michael Howard said nearly every other EU member state had imposed controls to limit the possible influx. [BBC News | Europe | World Edition]
2:10:58 PM    comment []

Illinois Tool Works to open plant in Charlotte, N.C.  The new plant will make commercial cooking equipment, hiring up to 75 people, Gov. Mike Easley announced Thursday. The new operation, which will make the equipment under the Vulcan-Hart and Wolf product lines, could mean a $10 million investment in the area. [Miami Herald: Business]
2:09:24 PM    comment []

Workers' Productivity Slows at End of '03 (AP). AP - The productivity of America's workers slowed in the final three months of 2003, advancing at a 2.7 percent annual rate — a still respectable pace that bodes well for the economy's strengthening recovery. [Yahoo! News - Business]
1:55:42 PM    comment []

Africa's Poor Connection. Tages-Anzeiger's Peter Baumgartner reports that despite the explosion in African cell-phone usage, real barriers stand against expanding Internet access and long-distance service. [African News from World Press Review]
1:47:46 PM    comment []

Sprint Outsources Call Center in Huge Deal (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - Sprint (NYSE: FON) has decided to outsource its customer-service operations to IBM (NYSE: IBM) Business Consulting Services. It is a mammoth-sized, five-year deal that one analyst has valued at half a billion dollars. [Yahoo! News - Technology]
1:47:00 PM    comment []


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