91.   Licari said a failure to reach an agreement by the deadline would not necessarily trigger a strike because workers could stay on the job without a contract.

92.   Mahendra said he had received assurances from Malaysian officials, including Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, that only illegal Indonesian workers would be repatriated and legal workers could stay.

93.   Schools and shops across the Golan were closed and Druze workers stayed away from their jobs in Israel.

94.   Some workers stayed overnight in their offices or in nearby hotels, while others walked to work.

95.   The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry has supported the strike, but witnesses and sources said many mills and factories operated although many workers stayed home.