11.   Grzegorz Kolodko will remain as vice-premier and finance minister, Leszek Miller stays as labour minister, and Barbara Blida continues as construction minister.

12.   Grzegorz Kolodko will remain as vice-premier and finance minister, Leszek Miller stays as labour minister, Andrzej Milczanowski stays at interior and Barbara Blida continues as construction minister.

13.   Ghani was provincial labour minister in North West Frontier Province before his promotion into the federal cabinet.

14.   He is married with a daughter, Martine Aubry, labour minister in the former socialist government, now a leading light in the party.

15.   If Jospin wins then his first government would almost certainly be headed by former labour minister Martine Aubry, the daughter of former European Commission head Jacques Delors.

16.   In a major disappointment for France, the ministers will leave it to their juniors to discuss job creation with labour ministers.

17.   A member of the interim government, labour minister Jean De Dieu Habineza, told AFP on Thursday that the cabinet had fled to Cyangugu.

18.   Along with his boss, Byers has been one of the few Labour ministers willing to speak out in favour of Britain joining the euro.

19.   ASEAN labour ministers announced their determination here on Tuesday to fight western demands to give higher wages to workers in return for freer trade.

20.   Criticism against the rescue plan grew earlier this year when news reports said the two credit unions illegally extended loans to politians, including former labour minister Toshio Yamaguchi.