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| | 2002 Annual Review for Austria |
 | | Legislative proposals concerning the extension and liberalisation of shop opening hours ( AT0212201N), combating illicit work ( AT0203201N), and the inclusion of'atypical employees' in the unemployment insurance system (see below under'New forms of work') proved controversial and were not enacted during 2002. |
 | | As a consequence, a general election was held on 24 November 2002, at which the ÖVP increased its share of the vote by 15.4 percentage points to 42.3%, whereas its former coalition partner, the FPÖ, lost almost two-thirds of its 2000 vote, receiving only 10.0%. |
 | | In spite of a strong rise in unemployment, in particular among young employees under 25 (almost 40,000 young unemployed people were registered in November 2002), job security was not a particular matter of interest in collective bargaining during 2002. |
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