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The uneven distribution of elderly Danes, with an overrepresentation of people aged 65 and up. The trend will result in lower tax revenues, due to a decrease in working residents, as well as health and home care burdens for several financially strapped councils. While Copenhagen and Frederiksberg will likely be spared the brunt of the demographic development, the proportion of elderly residents to working taxpayers could double in other areas.
Mayor Flemming Eskildsen, chairman of Det Skæve Danmark, an association of small, cash-poor councils, spoke with Jyllands-Posten about the development. "It's an economic burden that's rising dramatically in certain sections of the country. We can only hope for redistribution reform, to compensate us economically," said Eskildsen. Copenhagen Post Mar 1 2004 1:39PM GMT
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Students fear marking boycott. Graduations face the threat of disruption this year. Academics have begun a boycott of exam and essay marking as part of a dispute with university employers over pay and conditions. Last week the Association of University Teachers staged industrial action at universities across the United Kingdom. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition]
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Nigerian unions back opposition. The main trade union federation will back the Labour Party in next month's elections, it says. Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) president Adams Oshiomhole told the BBC that the movement would back the newly renamed opposition Labour Party. He said that was the only way the unions could fight for workers' rights. [BBC News | Africa | World Edition]
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On the Job The Bush administration is moving ahead with plans to revamp the nation's overtime laws this month, rejecting opposition from labor groups that dispute White House estimates on how many workers will lose the right to time-and-a-half pay for putting in more than 40 hours a week. [Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Business]
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Jobs Not Well Done. The economy is a top issue with voters, and how the candidates play the game could make or break their campaigns. [AlterNet]
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The Class Warrior. Alan Greenspan's recommendation to slash Social Security and extend the tax cuts amounts to a huge transfer of wealth from future retirees to the very rich. [AlterNet]
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Southern lawmakers working on compromise to Bush immigration plan. Conservatives balking at President Bush's proposal to grant illegal immigrants three-year work permits are floating a counteroffer that would hamper his efforts to woo Hispanic voters in November's election. San Francisco Chronicle Mar 1 2004 6:56AM GMT
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Health programme for Filipino migrant workers in UAE. DUBAI - A comprehensive health programme for Filipino migrant workers is set to be chalked out by the Philippine Department of Labour and Employment (DOLE) after an assessment of the health situation of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) has been carried out by the department. Khaleej Times Mar 1 2004 8:51AM GMT
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Illinois' unemployment drops in January. Illinois' unemployment rate dropped to 6.2 percent, its lowest level since February of 2002, the Illinois Department of Employment Security said Friday. St Louis Business Journal Feb 28 2004 0:10AM GMT
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Bay Area's strength is its power to innovate. Whether it's Genitope's work on a vaccine to fight cancer or JobFlash making it easier for employers to hire temporary and hourly workers, the region's entrepreneurs and financiers continue to play a key role in spurring growth and innovation in the Bay Area. San Francisco Business Times Mar 1 2004 6:12AM GMT
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European Union Hits U.S. Goods With Trade Sanctions. The EU imposed millions of dollars' worth of sanctions on U.S. goods ranging from jewellery to textiles on Monday, carrying out a threat aimed at getting Washington to change a disputed system of export tax breaks. Forbes Mar 1 2004 4:47PM GMT
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Janice Kimball
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