61.   Nationwide, as orders dropped, tech companies shut production lines and fired workers.

62.   Now the IMF is asking the country to allow companies to fire workers when needed to make themselves more efficient.

63.   Now, he said, employers can fire pro-union workers with no real cost.

64.   Olivetti SpA both fired workers, while other big companies temporarily laid off workers or sold non-core businesses.

65.   Others said workers were fired because of behavior or performance problems.

66.   Powers declined to say how many workers will be fired from the existing locations.

67.   Rather, state officials are worried that companies will fire workers and reduce care for the poor.

68.   Richmond, Virginia-based Reynolds has been shedding businesses, firing workers and selling assets to boost profit after plummeting aluminum prices sent earnings tumbling last year.

69.   Rigid labor laws make it almost impossible for employers to fire permanent workers when times are bad.

70.   Salaried workers will be fired.