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Weekend, From the BBC World Service Archive

A Europe wide comparison of unemployment benefits provisionA Europe wide comparison of unemployment benefits provision

Released On: 02 Mar 2000

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UK scheme for withdrawing benefits from unemployed people who refuse offers of work

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