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Migrant workers suit against Canada makes progress!
Photo credit: Minority rights group A Quebec court on Friday gave the green light to a class-action lawsuit by a Guatemalan worker alleging that the closed work-permit system was rooted in direct discrimination based on race, ethnic origin and colour, violating the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. “The Court finds that at this preliminary stage,…
Will there be changes to Canada’s immigration policy?
Photo credit: Femmes Et Villes An outreach organization that supports asylum seekers and immigrants in Alberta, a province in Canada, thinks the systems assisting all newcomers need to be harmonized to better support those coming to Canada. Global News reports that Anita Umar, the CEO and president of the Centre for Newcomers in Calgary, said,…
UAE launches humane projects in Chad!
Photo credit: the National Chad has benefited from the riches of the United Arab Republic. Gulf Today reports that the UAE has announced the launch of new humanitarian projects in Chad. It has also contributed US$10.25 million to the United Nations to support Sudanese refugee women affected by the country’s ongoing crisis. The UAE is…
Anti-extremism coalition formed in Ohio!
Photo credit; KUNC An anti-extremism group has been founded over the summer by some people in Ohio in the background of unfounded racist rumours targeting Haitian immigrants in Springfield. Statehouse News Bureau reports that the rumours started with some far-right content creators and were eventually shared by US Sen. J.D. Vance, US Senate candidate Bernie…
Over a million visited Ontario food bank!
Photo credit: CBC Over a million people visited an Ontario food bank in 2023. CP 24 reports that as food prices are soaring across the country, food banks are witnessing more people depending on their services, according to data released by a network of hunger relief organizations. Feed Ontario, a network of over 1,200 food…
Unauthorized migration into EU declines!
Photo credit: ABC News The European Union countries received fewer irregular migrants in the first eight months of this year. However, Daily Mail.com reports a spike in migrant arrivals to the Canary Islands, which are used as a stepping stone to continental Europe. Irregular migration dominated the European parliamentary elections in June and influenced recent state elections…
US backs 2 permanent seats for Africa on UN Security Council!
Photo credit: Times of Israel The United States has announced that it will support adding two permanent seats for African countries on the United Nations Security Council and a first-ever non-permanent seat for a small island developing nation. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the US Ambassador to the UN, stated this in a speech to the Council on…