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> South Asian unions plan anti-IMF stance...very interesting > by BBC 3:02pm Thu Aug 9 '01

 http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/business/newsid_1482000/1482200.stm

> Trade union leaders from five South Asian countries have started meeting in
> Delhi to devise a common strategy against privatisation programmes and
> restructuring of the labour sector.
>
> Over one hundred and sixty delegates from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh,
> Nepal and India are taking part in the four day seminar to develop a regional
> stance against IMF and World Bank policies that reduce jobs and make sacking
> workers easier.
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