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Global Jobs Crisis

Global Jobs Crisis

(Global Pulse: February 19, 2009) 76,000 jobs slashed in one day, 15,000 more the next. The global meltdown becomes a personal financial meltdown for millions of fired workers worldwide. Nations act to protect their interests at home. But that solution may be a bigger threat than the crisis itself.

 

Sources: Al Jazeera English, Qatar; BBC, U.K.; SABC, South Africa; Russia Today, Russia; KBS, South Korea; CCTV, China; Deutsche Welle, Germany

Global Jobs Crisis

(Global Pulse: February 19, 2009) 76,000 jobs slashed in one day, 15,000 more the next. The global meltdown becomes a personal financial meltdown for millions of fired workers worldwide. Nations act to protect their interests at home. But that solution may be a bigger threat than the crisis itself.

 

Sources: Al Jazeera English, Qatar; BBC, U.K.; SABC, South Africa; Russia Today, Russia; KBS, South Korea; CCTV, China; Deutsche Welle, Germany

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