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The International Labor Organization opened a summit in Geneva on Monday on the worsening global unemployment crisis. World leaders, including France's Nicolas Sarkozy and Brazil's Lula da Silva, will meet to discuss what they believe will be some 239 million unemployed worldwide by the end of this year.The International Labor Organization opened a summit in Geneva on Monday on the worsening global unemployment crisis. World leaders, including France’s Nicolas Sarkozy and Brazil’s Lula da Silva, will meet to discuss what they believe will be some 239 million unemployed worldwide by the end of this year.
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