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11-29-2007, 03:10 PM
Dozens of people rushed to the Santiago Promipyme office yesterday in the hope of getting a job. Many of them were former casual laborers and free trade zone workers. Yesterday it was announced that 20,000 jobs in the Program for Micro, Small and Medium-sized Businesses would be available to qualified candidates. Diario Libre reports that phones were ringing off the hook with calls from people seeking more information about job opportunities. According to Melanio Paredes, the Industry and Commerce Minister, the jobs were being funded by a RD$200 million loan. The new jobs will be in shoe, textile, bakeries, farming, metal works and furniture companies.
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