anchor: the italian prime minister is staking his political career on a referendum, which is going to be held on sunday. the 14-year-old premier is promising to resign if italian that if italy's rejected plan -- if italy rejects this plan. move willnt says the reduce important checks and balances. however he insists if the yes they will remain the strongest nation in europe.

>> it is urgent italy reforms and looks to the future. we will know after the fifth of december. the country will be more capable of standing up to the challenges facing europe and the world, or it could be a country that is closed off. with our speak reporter in rome. an opinion poll shows there has been quite a lead for the no group. reporter: this vote is going to be decided on a handful of votes. a couple of weeks ago the no vote was ahead by 4%. still about 50% of voters undecided or unclear whether they are going to abstain from this. mr. lorenz he will be encouraged by the latest voting we have the countries in brazil and argentina.

voters often vote for the centerleft. that could be a bonus for mr. lorenz e. they say this is his last chance to bring about meaningful change and stop the political instability that has caused 60 governments to come and go since world war ii. a grabonents say this is for power. and the former prime minister said this could lead to a dictatorship in italy in the future. a widespread division. many voters disillusioned about this campaign. deciding they may just vote no as a protest against the leadership of mr. renzi. anchor: it is pretty clear which way the financial market is going to go, isn't it?

markets: the financial are very nervous. worried about any incoming political instability. they may put together -- we are likely to see many elections area there is a lot of speculation, a lot of instability if he resigns. nervous abouteady the state of italy's high public deaths. the banks have anna nordqvist debt of 60 million euros. we may see italy try to leave the eurozone in the future. that gives you an indication of how they are in the financial markets.

anchor: thank you for bringing us up to speed. 24 hours have passed since the french president francois hollande took to the airwaves. decision he also made history, becoming the first sitting president not to seek reelection. columnists are praising what they called a courageous and dignified decision. at where this leaves the socialist party and what the reaction has been across the political spectrum. reporter: the french president's decision not to run for a second term has resonated across the political spectrum. iti'm not surprised but emphasizes the real failure of the current administration and the failure of the socialist

party as a whole. reporter: national front candidates -- polls currently tipped to win next year's election. the right-wing nominee was quick to react to his announcements. ends in political shambles and the decay of power. >> a far left candidate was scathing of the president's time en office with holland promising a slash in an employment. >> this is a huge admission of failure. the economy minister under hollande was one of the few to raise his voice is that his voice for the president.

-- to raise his voice for the president. whilell range of nominees the socialist party has become accepting candidates for its primaries, two at the end of january. wrapping up in austria ahead of sunday's presidential election, which is a candidate for the country's .ight-wing freedom party since 1945 the presidency has always gone to centrists. pollsters expect this to be a very close race. mark thompson has more. battle between left and right with both sides pulling punches. robert hoffer and his liberal opponents in the polls ahead of sunday's austrian election, in

their last debate the pair clashed over the incoming u.s. president, tackling the country's finances and their respective stances on the european union. >> victory makes him the first far right leader in the european union. he narrowly won a runoff vote in maine but the result was scrapped. the debate ended with both men offering their hopes for the election. [speaking foreign language]

reporter: the role of presidents in austria is ceremonious. -- is mostly ceremonial. anchor: the west african nation of gambia -- this after the countries oppositionommission candidate beat the longtime ruler with a margin of around 9% in the presidential vote. news of that victory brought jubilant crowds out on the street. is one of the most seismic political upsets. thousands of pro-opposition reporters took to the streets of the capital on friday in celebration that a new president was announced.

they have amassed more than 45% of the vote, almost 9% more than outgoing president. in the running was well adrift with 18%. acknowledging his defeat on friday. according to the electoral commission, his 22 year old reign of power has officially ended. >> having received -- [indiscernible] somebodyly unique that who has been ruling this country by so long accepted defeat the officer.

voted.ly 5000 gambians the country's borders have been closed since wednesday evening. >> allies continue with the deadly offensive. tens of thousands of residents are trying to flee opposition held areas of what was once a thriving commercial capital. reporting that many of the vulnerable people are children and the balance risks turning the east of the city into one giant graveyard. the past six weeks have seen heavy fighting in most so. mosul.moz

flededs of civilians densely populated areas of most will today -- of mosul today. the conditions there are far from easy. fuel is in short supply. have a france 24 team ground filing this report. >> fresh reinforcements coming straight from baghdad. to hold the land retaken by special forces in the golden division to do the bulk of the fighting in eastern most so -- eastern mosul. as we cross in avenue, shots ring out. soldiers opened fire. enemies don't seem to fire back.

division hasolden suffered heavy losses. mo forces trainedal in urban warfare. >> progress has slowed down considerably. for civilians the situation is also deteriorating. these people traveled miles in search of humanitarian aid. quirks they shoot bullets over our heads. we keep running after the truck's. we have no food, no water, no fuel. me -- usband told they are blaming the iraqi's and all the muslims in the world.

>> this changes the course of one of the most important battles. anchor: today's december 2, which means it is the international day for the abolition of slavery. dayas chosen on this that the u.n. halted the trafficking and expectation of humans. there are official estimates, around 21 million forced labor victims worldwide, who in turn generate 150 billion u.s. dollars in illegal profit. we can speak now to the director r hss, whichc rss,s to human race -- h --

guest: [indiscernible] my objective at the ngo is -- we have a lot of forced labor. anchor: 20 million people are still victims of forced labor. what is being done and what initiatives are in place to address that problem? now we have the convention. havegland we [indiscernible] we have an issue with the labor contractor and nobody wants to

face the labor contractor. to pay thedy wants labor contractor, it is the beginning of [indiscernible] this is one issue. this issue is root causes of forced labor. people are working from one country to another country through labor contractor. people who do the kind of work you do, ngo's looking at forced labor, if particular concern in the middle east, which is causing a huge humanitarian crisis. are situations like that were people are left more vulnerable. >> when we interview the migrant worker, the work country is not capped off. and we don't think about malaysia. labore a lot of forced

because you don't have a lot of workers, so you had to take workers from countries around. it is really widespread. >> there are people making sure they do their part not to introverted lay fund -- not to -- vertently fund what can they do to stop the trafficking of human beings? are their initiatives they can take in their shopping habits? >> it is very difficult. it is difficult to know where you have forced labor. we know in some area we can find and when mining area and notfake clothes

expensive clothes, something is wrong. if you buy something from some countries, like malaysia, can be you know that it forced labor. it is difficult for a consumer -- it ishe root cause a payment system. what it can do is to participate to some ngo that is working on that and asked -- spot -- thewest website that asks the right questions to the company. they need to understand the issue of forced labor and to ask

the right question and not say this country is bad. they have to know to ask questions. you know that even if they are conducting the audit it doesn't work. anchor: we are going to leave it there. thank you for sharing that with us. ngo forctor of the human resources without border. formula one fans reacted to the -- is retiring from the sport. morennouncement was made surprising when the 31-year-old won the championship 30 days ago. now that he has realized his dream, the time is come for him to bow out.

reporter: basking in the glory on sunday, he filled his dream. but five days later, after clinching the world championship, he says he must put an end to his racing career by announcing his retirement at a press conference. was veryl and my dream clear, to win the world championship. i have achieved that now. reporter: it's an announcement that shocked the sporting world. up until -- the last few were -- few years have been disappointing. he faced stiff competition read

in total, he raised 206 grand prix's. finishing on the podium 57 times. champion saysrld he will now devote his time to his family, wife, and daughter. we are of course keeping a close eye on what is happening this weekend. a big referendum. >> some analysts believe a no vote could spark another financial crisis in the eurozone. the result this weekend could contribute to whether or not financial institutions can find the investment they need to dig themselves out of the hole. reporter: it has been matteo weeks, tontra for

reassure the markets and bring investors back to the country. the financial markets we say we have always received a message that structural reforms are the principal asset of the future. reporter: the country's banking sector, italian lenders are straining under a mess of bad loans worth 350 billion euros, roughly 1/5 of the country's economy. italy's third-largest bank has lost its vices the beginning of the year. quickly raise 5 billion euros from institutional investors. investors might well hesitate to step in. >> the stability of the government and dominant party is beneficial not only to employment prospects but to

attracting greater foreign investments and create jobs. happens, political instability will likely lead to economic instability. >> uncertainty has been weighing on the global market for the rest of the week. european indices closing down this friday. stronger losses across some of the other indices. 'ster francois hollande announcement he would not seek reelection. a pretty choppy trading session on wall street. downajor indices underneath the flat line. the dow jones has been trading in the red.

a rather positive jobs report pre-at the u.s. economy adding jobs in november. it brings the overall employment rate to its lowest level in nine years. analysts warn it is not all good news behind the headline figure. >> new government figure has shown the unemployment rate dipping to the lowest in nine years. dropping to 4.6% from 4.9%. the last time unemployment was the slow was in august 2007, before the housing crisis. high of 10% in october 2009. some analysts say the new numbers could be misleading. participation dropped for a second month. while highly skilled workers were having an easier time finding work, low or unskilled

workers are still struggling. average hourly earnings took a fall in the biggest gains in job creation took place in professional services and health care, with manufacturing and retail losing ground. thejobs report could be signal the fed has been waiting for to raise the interest rate. last december they raised interest rates for the first time in seven years. >> ford has issued a recall for 680 thousand cars, mostly in north america, that have potentially faulty seat belts. the u.s. automaker says to injuries are linked to certain models of their vehicle. they don't properly operate under high temperatures. athens saw another way for anti-austerity protests saturday.

they took to the streets sain they deserved exception from big round budget cuts. the government is rushing to finalize another round of reforms to assess its progress on monday. south africa's economy got a reprieve this friday as the s&p left its credit rating unchanged. outlookcy kept its negative, morning political uncertainty could lead to a downgrade in the future. beijing has warned washington not to attempt to block its takeover of a german tech firm. president barack obama is a -- is expected to uphold a ruling. the company that produces high-tech products for a range reportedlythe u.s. has concerns about beijing getting access to semi-conductor technology. but china's foreign ministry says politics should not interfere in business.

clock's the acquisition is a normal business activity. since it is a normal commercial activity it will be carried out following the rules of the market and business. we hope the external parties will not over interpret that or make any political intervention. >> the 22 member states approved more than 10 billion euros in fresh funding. -- will keep euros currently home to three russians, two americans, and one french astronaut. givenhe green light was for stage two of the exxon mars project. pledging almost 440 million euros more, sending a life seeking over to mars and technical issues. a substantial sum there required

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