The technical and administration workers ended their strike last fall after receiving a pay increase and extra benefits but no direct contract with Sonatrach.

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Direct and to-the-point contract negotiations between agents and teams throughout the week.

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Dollar inflows into Brazilian bonds might contract a bit, but foreign direct investment should remain stable as Brazil starts looking a little cheaper.

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"If there are job losses as a result of this decision it won't be the direct consequence of Thales failing to win this contract, it will be the result of their reorganisation of their business across the United Kingdom, " added Mr Hoon.

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Officials said the company decided to demobilize approximately 25% of the contract workers, or around 500 miners, to hire and train direct mine workers to enhance safety and efficiency.

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"If anything was likely to have encouraged William Tudor to get his act together on food hygiene, it would have been the direct threat of failing to secure, or losing, what was a very significant contract, " said Prof Pennington.

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Pre-Sal Petroleo would also run a new contract system that allows the state to implement production-sharing agreements that would direct more of the oil windfall to the state than to the oil companies whenever the price of oil goes up.

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Members of the Maritime Alliance, an alliance of container carriers, direct employers, and port associations serving the East and Gulf Coasts, will vote to ratify the contract on April 17.

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