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...orientations, free life insurance, a voluntary savings plan and, when workers return, family counseling, free job training and access to scholarships and loans. Migrant workers are also required to buy national health insurance, which extends to their families. But as more and more women leave, the government needs to step up its efforts to develop programs that specifically address the needs of workers' kids, says UNICEF. "We want children and families to be involved in every stage of the [migration] process," says Mary Grace Agcaoili, a social-policy specialist with UNICEF in Manila...
...bailing out financial institutions. Goldman Sachs chief U.S. economist Jan Hatzius, who is in the $500 billion camp, estimates that private spending will drop by at least 6% of GDP over the next year or two. To keep that retrenchment from yanking the economy downward into depression, government must step...
...post player, it definitely stretches things out,” Harris says. “That extra step makes it harder for a perimeter player to help out and dig in. Post players have a bit more room to maneuver around and do what they need...
...just up to the seniors to shoulder the burden of the entire team. While they provide the backbone that defines the team, it is the returning sophomores and up-and-coming freshmen that need to step into the limelight—and fast—if the Crimson wishes to defend its Ivy League title and claim a spot in the NCAA tournament as it did two seasons...
...We’ve been together for three years and known each other every step of the way,” Finelli says. “Given our record and the way that our team has played, there are expectations and pressure to continue with that success. But what’s special is that we consider this our season. We don’t reflect on what’s happened in the past, we just try to take it forward every time we step on the court to do things that are ours...