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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10605

1 May 2012
Contents Publication in full By article 24 / 35
SOCIAL AFFAIRS / (ae) social
Not an ordinary 1 May - carte blanche by Juan Somavía (ILO)

Brussels, 30/04/2012 (Agence Europe) - Tens of thousands of people around the world are taking to the streets today to mark 1 May. What else is new? Well, plenty.

The continuing economic crisis is hitting workers hardest. It also highlights how the macroeconomic policies of the past decades have downgraded the meaning of decent work.

The current growth model considers work as a production cost that must be as low as possible in order to raise competitiveness and profits. Workers are seen...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
ECONOMY - FINANCE
SECTORAL POLICY
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
EXTERNAL ACTION
BUSINESS NEWS
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT