21.   The president of South Korean group Daewoo Electronics, Soon-Hoon Bae, on Monday reaffirmed his desire to maintain and increase employment in France.

22.   The possibility that a reduction of hours might help to increase employment is to be a subject for negotiation within each industry.

23.   This had already paid off, he said, with lower interest rates which had led to increased trade, increased employment and increased investment.

24.   Latin American countries must focus on reducing poverty, increasing employment and emphasize social integration, Rosenthal said.

25.   Since the summer President Jacques Chirac has switched the main thrust of policy from measures to increase employment to reforms to reduce deficits.

26.   That would increase employment in Europe.

27.   The new Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said that his programme was based on accelerating privatisation and several measures to increase employment when he addressed the senate on Monday.