In a message dated 6/7/00 4:11:02 PM Central Daylight Time, AOL News writes: << Subj: Study says AIDS will devastate African workforce Date: 6/7/00 4:11:02 PM Central Daylight Time From: AOL News BCC: Ahab42 Study says AIDS will devastate African workforce GENEVA, June 7 (Reuters) - The AIDS virus is likely to devastate the labour market of sub-Saharan Africa with projected workforce declines of up to a fifth or more in the worst-hit countries by 2020, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) said in a study on Wednesday. The study by the Geneva-based U.N. labour agency said that by 2020, the size of the workforces in Botswana and Zimbabwe would be 21 percent lower than they would have been without the AIDS crisis, even after the growth in populations were taken into account.... For the full text of this story, <A HREF="aol://4344:30.L100LNKB.7254542.644879426">click here</A>. (c) 1999 Reuters Ltd. All rights reserved. No republication, redistribution or framing is permitted absent Reuter's prior consent. Reuters is not liable for errors or delays in content or actions taken based on this content. Active hyperlinks inserted by AOL. Announcement: America Online has added Reuters newswires to News Profiles. To add Reuters articles to your daily news delivery, go to KW: <A HREF="aol://5862:146">News Profiles</A> and click on "Modify Your News Profiles." Then click "Edit" and add Reuters from the list on the left. To edit your profile, go to keyword <A HREF="aol://1722:NewsProfiles">NewsPro files</A>. For all of today's news, go to keyword <A HREF="aol://1722:News">News</A>. >>
Study says AIDS will devastate African workforce GENEVA, June 7 (Reuters) - The AIDS virus is likely to devastate the labour market of sub-Saharan Africa with projected workforce declines of up to a fifth or more in the worst-hit countries by 2020, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) said in a study on Wednesday. The study by the Geneva-based U.N. labour agency said that by 2020, the size of the workforces in Botswana and Zimbabwe would be 21 percent lower than they would have been without the AIDS crisis, even after the growth in populations were taken into account.... For the full text of this story, <A HREF="aol://4344:30.L100LNKB.7254542.644879426">click here</A>. (c) 1999 Reuters Ltd. All rights reserved. No republication, redistribution or framing is permitted absent Reuter's prior consent. Reuters is not liable for errors or delays in content or actions taken based on this content. Active hyperlinks inserted by AOL. Announcement: America Online has added Reuters newswires to News Profiles. To add Reuters articles to your daily news delivery, go to KW: <A HREF="aol://5862:146">News Profiles</A> and click on "Modify Your News Profiles." Then click "Edit" and add Reuters from the list on the left. To edit your profile, go to keyword <A HREF="aol://1722:NewsProfiles">NewsProfiles</A>. For all of today's news, go to keyword <A HREF="aol://1722:News">News</A>.
