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27th November 2009

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No slump in holiday sales Poles are not letting worries about the economy stop them from shopping for the holidays, according to Rzeczpospolita.

Nearly half of all Poles say they will spend from PLN 200 to PLN 500 this holiday season, 13 percent more than last year. Only a quarter of Poles say they will spend less than in 2008, the paper reported.

Ikea labour protest goes viral

Security guards for Ikea in Poland have launched a labour protest harnessing new media and international support to put pressure on the Swedish company to raise wages. The Solidarity trade union is using YouTube and Facebook to draw attention to the low wages paid by firms providing security at Ikea. Fellow ...

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