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ZAMBIA: Copper loses it shine and Copperbelt its jobs

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:55:00 +0200

LUANSHYA: The sharp fall in international copper prices is leading to huge job losses and deepening poverty in Zambia's economic heartland, Copperbelt Province.
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DR Congo: Joblessness rises as global crisis hits mining

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:50:00 +0200

LUBUMBASHI: It is busy at the gates of Bralima brewery in Lubumbashi, the capital of Katanga province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). About 60 men are waiting at the doors, hoping for them to open and someone to offer them work. Their numbers have grown since the global economic crisis which has caused the collapse of the local mining industry.
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Sudan: Lack of opportunities forces children into work

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 10:44:00 +0200

KADUGLI: Every evening, the market in Kadugli, state capital of Southern Kordofan, bustles with activity as women set up their tea shops. Abdi, barely 10 years old, is in one, rinsing glasses. "It is my first day here," he told IRIN, doing a job that will last late into the night.
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Malawi trade union body clashes with Chinese investors

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:36:00 +0200

Barely nine months after Malawi entered into diplomatic ties with China, Chinese investors visiting Malawi because of the ties, clashed with the Malawi Congress of Trade Unions (MCTU) over working conditions of local employees.
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