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Toronto Mayor demands $100 million for refugee shelter from feds!
Photo credit: Toronto Star Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow is increasing her campaign to get Ottawa to cover the city’s refugee shelter costs, after the federal government slashed support and left a $107 million hole in the city’s budget. Toronto Today reports that in an August 20 newsletter to councillors, the mayor said the federal government has “arbitrarily”…
13 UK councils plan removing asylum seekers from hotels!
Photo credit: the Times Thirteen councils in the UK are set to take action to remove asylum seekers from hotels. JOE reports that this follows Epping Forest District council’s surprise win in the High Court, allowing the blocking of asylum hotels. There have been regular protests outside hotels in the Essex town of Epping being used to house…
Skills recognition reform for migrants!
Photo credit: The Sydney An Economic Reform Roundtable was held in Australia between 19 and 21 August. Neos Kosmos reports that participants stressed the need for overseas skills recognition reform to benefit the hundreds of thousands of migrants stuck in jobs well below their qualifications. The vent featured frank discussions wherein there was a consensus that they must…
Toronto’s new city plan may transform housing…
Photo credit: Daily Commercial News Torontonians may be in for some big changes. Toronto Today reports that Mayor Olivia Chow and Ontario Housing Minister have unveiled a new housing regime which they said will “transform the city” and open the door to building far more homes. There was also an update to the city’s official plan related…
Scores of returning Afghans killed in auto crash!
Photo credit: Al Arabiya Over 50 Afghan migrants returning from Iran were killed when a passenger bus carrying them collided with a truck and motorcycle, according to local police and provincial officials. RNZ reports that police said the accident was caused due to the bus’s “excessive speed and negligence.” Lots of Afghans have returned from Iran…
US demands Nigerian visa applicants must show social media activity!
Photo credit: Nigerian Eye The US Mission in Nigeria has declared that all non-immigrant visa applicants will provide details of their social media accounts for the last five years. The Nation reports that the policy mandates the disclosure of usernames or handles on all platforms within the period. The embassy said, “Visa applicants are required to list social…
Senegal gets “schools for husbands”!
Photo credit: ABC News Senegal now has “schools for husbands”, a United Nations-backed initiative where respected male community members learn about “positive masculinity” in health and social issues and promote them in their communities. ABC News reports that in Senegal, as in many other West African countries with large rural or conservative populations, men often have the final…