The global unemployment line
Businesses across the globe continue to lay off workers this winter in response to worldwide economic crisis. But not everyone will be left out in the cold. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Adrian Wooldridge, Washington Bureau Chief of The Economist, to find out which countries have safety nets for the unemployed and which don’t.
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