Hunting for Jobs:The global credit crisis has wrought havoc with millions of people throughout the world clamouring for jobs. In the US, people were standing in line at the Miami government administration building to apply for one of 35 firefighter positions open in the City of Miami fire Rescue Department on Monday. The city was only planning on accepting 750 application for the positions but more than 1,000 people showed up with some in line since Saturday. In China, migrant workers were waiting for employers on a street in Chengdu. About 20 million migrant workers have lost their jobs because of economic downturn. In Madrid, people were lining up to enter a government job centre, Spain’s registered jobless leapt to a record 198,838 people in January, the tenth straight month of increase and the biggest monthly rise on record. From The Star, Feb 4, 2009.
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