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The Media Roundup provides links to recent and archived articles, in both English and French, on immigration and diversity appearing in the national and local news. Some international content is also included. Articles are updated weekly.
Angela Merkel est samedi dans un camp de réfugiés en Turquie, alors que le nombre des migrants syriens sur les plages grecques, qui avait chuté, repart à la hausse. La gestion de la crise des migrants se heurte, une fois de plus, à un mur. Un mois après l’accord controversé scellé entre Bruxelles et Ankara, visant à réduire les traversées […].
The aspirations of international students with post-graduation work permits are also on the line, said Mark Holthe, an immigration lawyer in Lethbridge. AINP is the “only hope” for some students after recent changes to the federal immigration system made it harder for them to stay, he explained. In fact, 53 per cent of AINP applications are declined, with one of the most common reasons being an expired work permit, according to an email from the ministry of labour. Two of the other most common reasons are that the applicants’ hours were reduced to less than full-time or because they lost their job, indicating that the economic downturn has also taken a toll.
Syrian refugees in Halifax may all be in permanent housing now, but it’s still important to make them feel at home here, the Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia said Monday. Nabiha Atallah, ISANS spokeswoman, said Monday many newcomers hope to shed the label of “refugee,” adding now that they’re settled, the community should see them as their new neighbours.
Chinese workers in Greater Toronto restaurants face “widespread and persistent” workplace abuse, including being routinely denied minimum wage, overtime pay and vacation pay, according to a new report. The report to be released Monday finds that some 43 per cent of Chinese workers earned less than the minimum wage, currently set at $11.25. Over half of the respondents reported working more than 40 hours a week, but only 11 per cent of those eligible for overtime pay said they received it.
Un aumônier des Forces armées canadiennes basé à Gagetown est en train de rédiger ses mémoires sur son expérience comme réfugié dans un camp en Tanzanie. Le major Charles Deogratias est né de parents rwandais et a grandi dans un camp de réfugiés. « C’était une jungle. Nous étions confrontés aux dangers, aux animaux sauvages […].
Un étudiant béninois de l’Université de Moncton organise une collecte de vêtement dès lundi pour aider les plus démunis. Mourad Badirou souhaite contribuer à aider les citoyens d’un pays qui l’a si bien accueilli au cours des deux dernières années. L’idée lui est venue lorsqu’il a croisé un mendiant sur la rue Main de Moncton […].