Rwanda: Workers' Trade Unions Propose Scheme to Address Job Losses

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Rwanda: Workers' Trade Unions Propose Scheme to Address Job Losses

[New Times] Rwanda Workers' Trade Unions Confederation is assessing the possibility of establishing a 'Job Loss and Unemployment Benefit Scheme' that will be providing direct support to employees who lose their jobs.

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