41.   Palestinian labour minister Samir Ghoshe meanwhile urged Arab nations to freeze normalisation with Israel, adding that Palestinians were ready for any action.

42.   Palestinian labour minister Samir Ghoshe, also in Egypt, urged Arab nations to freeze normalisation with Israel.

43.   Rao said the state labour minister had promised to intervene and sort out the strike on Tuesday.

44.   Spring said the six Labour ministers in the government, including himself, would resign from their posts before voting against the motion of confidence.

45.   Such a claim appeared to receive the backing of a veteran of London political rallies, the former Labour party minister Tony Benn.

46.   Spring said he and the other five Labour ministers in the government would resign from their posts before voting against the motion of confidence.

47.   Southeast Asian labour ministers reaffirmed their committment to International Labour Organization guidelines at talks here, Philippine Labour Secretary Leonardo Quisumbing said Wednesday.

48.   The Afghan labour minister appealed here on Tuesday for urgent international help to create jobs in his country as the pace of refugee returns reaches record levels.

49.   The banker took over as defence minister from Lee Boon Yang, who will remain as labour minister.

50.   The cabinet approved the nomination Friday in the absence of outraged Labour ministers who walked out in protest.