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Tanjug. 26 January 2002. At least 800,000 Serbs will lose jobs, says World Bank adviser. BELGRADE -- World Bank (WB) adviser Arvo Cuddo said on Thursday about 800,000 people would become unemployed in the course of the ownership transformation of public and social companies in Serbia over next few years, and the figure could be even higher if one also takes into account the privatization of companies with mixed capital. The authorities will find themselves in an explosive social situation over the dismissals of the excess work force and that is why the reform process must be implemented gradually, Cuddo told an international conference on the strategy of trade unions in the reform processes, which is under way in Belgrade. Cuddo warned that in the process of dismissing the surplus work force, the Serbian government must take care of their compensation. Furthermore, it must engage trade unions and other interest groups and NGOs in the negotiations on job cuts, he said. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barry Stoller http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ProletarianNews --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9WB2D Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
