A Weakened Economy, Rising Unemployment
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
The rice price increases not only brought suffering to the poor, they also slowed down economic growth during the first quarter of 2007.
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PERSPIRATION covered Humaidi’s body as he rested at Tanjung, the main market in Jember regency, East Java, on Tuesday afternoon last week. The sweaty face of this 38-year-old man illustrated the hard work he seems to ceaselessly expend to try and make ends meet. His meager earnings as a porter in a construction goods store during the daytime are insufficient to provide food for his family. He is forced to have a second job as a vegetable porter
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