Nauru asylum seekers end hunger strikes against Australian government
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12:31 16/11/2012
The Age newspaper reports that most of the hunger strikers on Nauru have ended their protests. Some reports last week suggested that 300 of the 350 inmates then being held in the offshore processing...
Some Tier 2 sponsorship licences must be renewed by 26th November
15:08 25/09/2012
The first licences for employers to sponsor migrant workers for visas under the UK's points-based visa system were granted on 26th November 2008. Licences last for four years so those licences will...
Report criticises Canada's Temporary Migration Program
14:39 19/09/2012
A report published yesterday, September 18th 2012 says that the Canadian Temporary Foreign Worker Program and the separate provincial temporary worker programs, create problems for low-paid temporary...
Canadian economy 'will need 350,000 immigrants annually from 2016'
16:12 17/09/2012
A report issued by the Toronto Dominion Bank says that, because the Canadian labour force is ageing, from 2016 Canada will need 350,000 migrants annually to maintain adequate growth in the workforce...
Business NZ urges New Zealand government to do more to attract immigrants
19:01 07/09/2012
Business NZ, a leading pro-business lobby group in New Zealand, says that there are many vacancies in the New Zealand economy that need filling. It has called on the government to do more to attract...
Living Away Allowance for Australian temporary visa holders extended to 1 July 2014
11:44 15/05/2012
The Australian Government this week has announced that employees currently claiming the Living Away from Home Allowance (LAFHA) will be able to continue doing so until 1 July 2014. The government had...
