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The ITUC Frontline 2013 report calls for a new reform agenda
IMF blasted for assault on collective bargaining
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Unemployment
The UK’s lost generation
Finn Richardson is a near perfect embodiment of the UK’s growing youth unemployment crisis. At 19 years old he finds himself among 993,000 of his peers on the unemployment scrapheap, yet his determination to find work runs contrary to … Continued
IMF ignores the true cost of labour market ‘reforms’
Last week the IMF issued a 94-page policy paper on Jobs and Growth: Analytical and Operational Considerations for the Fund, produced jointly by the IMF’s policy, research and fiscal affairs departments (dated 14 March but posted on 4 April). … Continued
What now for Bulgaria?
On 20 February, 2013, the Bulgarian government, led by the ex-fireman and bodyguard turned centre-right Prime Minister Boiko Borisov, resigned following days of protests against austerity measures. There are two faces to this civil revolution in Bulgaria. One is … Continued
Venezuela after Chávez and the oil bonanza
Following the death of the late President Hugo Chávez, Venezuela is caught between the big dream that was promised and a reality that risks turning into a nightmare ahead of the presidential elections
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