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Shorter working week for crisis-hit Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has approved a four-day week for public sector workers as it struggles to deal with a chronic fuel shortage.
Sri Lanka has approved a four-day week for public sector workers as it struggles to deal with a chronic fuel shortage. The workers impacted will also be encouraged to grow their own food. We hear from a young Sri Lankan about his experiences in the crisis-hit country.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announces an ambitious civil service recruitment drive, aimed at employing one million people.
We also discuss the future of vaccine manufacturing in Africa, with the head of a major South African pharmaceutical company.
(Image: fuel lines continue in Colombo amid the country's economic crisis in Colombo. Credit: Reuters)
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