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Strike Threat At Refinery Plants

Strike threat at refinery plants BBC News August 11, 2009 Thousands of construction workers are being balloted on a national strike over on-going unrest at the Lindsey Oil Refinery in north Lincolnshire. Unions claim the plant's owner Total has reneged … Continue reading

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Abuse Of Course Rules Traps Foreign Students

Abuse of course rules traps foreign students Anna Patty The Brisbane Times August 11, 2009 UNIVERSITIES are among higher education providers exploiting an Australian law to keep international students in courses they want to abandon, a legal expert has found. … Continue reading

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Professional Body Claims Scottish Banks Are Abusing UK Immigration Loophole

Professional body claims Scottish banks are abusing UK immigration loophole by Mark Johnstone Global Visas August 10 2009 A professional body is criticising Scottish banks for abusing intra-company transfers to replace British contractors with foreign staff. Major banks, including HBOS … Continue reading

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July 26, 2009; New Rules Encourage Immigrants To Live In Scotland, Not England

New rules encourage immigrants to live in Scotland, not England Immigration rules are to be skewed to make it easier for foreign workers to settle in Scotland instead of England, under radical reforms to be unveiled by the Government this … Continue reading

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Struggling Asian Wives ‘Health Timebomb’

Struggling Asian wives 'health timebomb' By Lincoln Tan The New Zealand Herald 4:00AM Monday Aug 10, 2009 Asian migrant men hit by recession are moving overseas to look for work – but are leaving their wives and children in New … Continue reading

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Immigration Minister Jason Kenney Defends Visas For Mexicans, Czechs

Immigration Minister Jason Kenney defends visas for Mexicans, Czechs The Canadian Press (CP) August 10, 2009 TORONTO Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says it's no secret Canada's system for processing refugees is broken, and Stephen Harper shouldn't be criticized for admitting … Continue reading

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Migrant Mexican Farm Workers Vote To Quit Union

Migrant Mexican farm workers vote to quit union The CBC News (Canada), August 10, 2009 http://www.cbc.ca/canada/manitoba/story/2009/08/10/mb-migrant-workers.html Mexican workers in Manitoba have voted to de-certify from their union. Mexican workers in Manitoba have voted to de-certify from their union. (CBC)Migrant Mexican … Continue reading

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Obama: Immigration Overhaul Will Have To Wait

Obama: Immigration overhaul will have to wait The president, at a summit with leaders from Canada and Mexico, says there is just too much on his plate to take on the difficult issue. By PETER NICHOLAS Los Angeles Times Last … Continue reading

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Muslim Europe: The Demographic Time Bomb Transforming Our Continent

Muslim Europe: the demographic time bomb transforming our continent The EU is facing an era of vast social change, reports Adrian Michaels, and few politicians are taking notice By Adrian Michaels The Telegraph.co.uk Published: 11:11AM BST 08 Aug 2009 Britain … Continue reading

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A Fifth Of European Union Will Be Muslim By 2050

A fifth of European Union will be Muslim by 2050 Britain, Spain and Holland will have an even higher proportion of Muslims in a shorter amount of time, an investigation by The Telegraph shows. By Adrian Michaels The Telegraph.co.uk Published: … Continue reading

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MP Says Checks On Immigrants Need To Be Tightened

MP says checks on immigrants need to be tightened Phillip Coorey Chief Political Correspondent The Sydney Morning Herald August 8, 2009 A SENIOR federal Labor MP has called for Australia to slash its immigration intake so entrants could be better … Continue reading

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Still No Sign Of Economic Recovery In July Jobs Numbers As 45,000 Disappear

Still no sign of economic recovery in July jobs numbers as 45,000 disappear By Andrew Flynn The Canadian Press (CP) August 7, 2009 TORONTO No real sign of recovery was apparent in dismal job numbers released Friday but, while they'll … Continue reading

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Youth Bear Brunt Of Job Losses

Youth bear brunt of job losses Canada's student unemployment rate hits almost 21 per cent in July, the highest on record Virginia Galt Globe and Mail Update Last updated on Friday, Aug. 07, 2009 04:46PM EDT Twenty-year-old Siva Vimal, frustrated … Continue reading

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Fraud Scheme Launched While Scamming Immigration

Fraud scheme launched while scamming immigration By Kim Bolan Vancouver Sun August 7, 2009 An ICBC scammer who admitted he entered into a marriage of convenience to get status in Canada later persuaded an immigration adjudicator to let him stay. … Continue reading

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Geting Our Immigration System Back In Balance

Getting our immigration system back in balance Carol Goar The Star.com Aug 07, 2009 04:30 AM Comments on this story (41) Two years from now, Canada will reach a historic turning point. There won't be enough new workers joining the … Continue reading

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New Zealand Overseas Experience Students Should Be Encouraged To Stay —UK Report

NZ OE workers should be encouraged to stay – UK report The report's authors said NZ and Australian workers represented an untapped employment market. Photo / Nigel Donovan The New Zealand Herald 10:10AM Friday Aug 07, 2009 LONDON – New … Continue reading

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Calderon To Press Harper On Visa Issue At Three Amigos Summit

Calderon to press Harper on visa issue at Three Amigos summit By Andrew Mayeda Canwest News Service August 6, 2009 OTTAWA—-Mexican President Felipe Calderon will press Prime Minister Stephen Harper to drop the visa restrictions that Canada recently imposed on … Continue reading

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Chinese Fugitive In Canada Wants To Go Home : Reports

Chinese fugitive in Canada wants to go home: reports AFP August 6, 2009 BEIJING—-A former Chinese entrepreneur who is described as his country's most wanted fugitive over a massive smuggling and corruption scandal wants to go home after nearly 10 … Continue reading

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Time To Re-Think Guest Worker Program

Time to rethink guest worker program Carol Goar The Star.com Aug 05, 2009 04:30 AM When Canada decided to allow employers facing acute labour shortages to hire temporary foreign workers, seven years ago, no one foresaw where it would lead. … Continue reading

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Group Wants More Midwest Latinos To Answer Census

Group wants more Midwest Latinos to answer Census By Sophia Tareen The Associated Press August 5, 2009 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-il-census2010-maldef,0,2043143.story Chicago (AP) — A legal advocacy group launched an education and awareness campaign Wednesday encouraging Latinos in 11 Midwest states to participate … Continue reading

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