11.   The Sankei said the labour ministry was to start drawing up a bill in line with the panel agreement and would likely submit it to parliament next January.

12.   The Singapore labour ministry has been cracking down on illegal foreign labour, vowing to seek more jail sentences againt people who willfully employ such workers.

13.   This wrongfooted the NLC, according to union activists and labour ministry officials.

14.   Wreckers have descended on almost all private and public offices in turn, staggering away with numerous files, especially from the labour ministry.

15.   Japanese employees worked longer in the year to March, with an economic recovery halting moves for cuts in working hours, the labour ministry said Tuesday.

16.   Joining the Union will stimulate the economy, the labour ministry has said.

17.   Kyodo News Service quoted labour ministry officials as saying there was a record low job offer rate for students in November.

18.   Lift installation and upkeep will then be carried out by just three companies authorised by the labour ministry.

19.   Ltd., was also being investigated by the police and the labour ministry for suspected employment of illegal workers, a television report said.

20.   Meanwhile, the labour ministry said on Friday it would look into legal procedures for making the sect pay damages to victims of the gas attack.