The TUC general secretary, Brendan Barber, said: 「the credit crunch is continuing to depress the housing market, with access to mortgage finance returning at a snail「s pace.」
劳工联合会秘书长布伦丹·巴伯说:「信贷危机正持续压制房地产市场,抵押贷款渠道恢复十分缓慢。」
Ms Lagarde said she would pay great attention to the American food giant」s bid for the maker of LU, Prince, TUC and other biscuit brands familiar to every household in France.
Friday February 25 is the day in 2005 when the TUC estimates that people who do unpaid overtime will stop working for free and start to get paid.
2005年2月25日是英国劳工联合会估计没有报酬加班的人们应该停止加班并开始得到报酬的日子。
Together with the Federation of Small Businesses, the TUC is also calling for subsidies to support firms that are putting staff on to shorter working weeks on a temporary basis.