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Photo credit: Tempo Stricter immigration regulations, frequent large-scale enforcement operations and media coverage of arrests of undocumented migrants have led to Malaysia no longer being the top destination for Indonesian workers. Malay Mail reports that many Indonesians are now seeking job opportunities in blue-collar sectors in European countries, Japan, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Indonesia’s Ambassador…

Photo credit: AFP Libyan authorities deported over 150 Nigerian women and children on Tuesday under a UN-affiliated “voluntary return” scheme for irregular migrants, an immigration official and UN sources said. Libya is a key departure point on North Africa’s Mediterranean coast for migrants from other parts of Africa. They risk dangerous sea voyages in the…

Photo credit: France24 Israel launched a series of airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, saying it was striking dozens of Hamas targets in its heaviest assault in the territory since a ceasefire took effect in January. AP reports that Palestinian officials claimed at least 69 deaths were recorded. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the…

Photo credit: EEAS In response to a rapidly escalating humanitarian crisis, the European Union has allocated 200,000 euros in emergency humanitarian aid to support Congolese asylum seekers in Burundi. European Union’s website reports that due to the ongoing armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, many people have had to flee. Over 65,000 people…

Photo credit: Korean Times The Korean shipbuilding industry’s heavy reliance on migrant workers has led domestic shipyards to devise various measures to help their foreign workers improve their foreign workers to improve their fluency in Korean. The Korea Times reports that after beginning to teach migrant workers the language during the shipbuilding industry boom in the 4early 2000s,…

Rev Alexa Gilmour, who has been pastoring Saint Luke’s United Church for the past six months, has been elected as a provincial MPP. It was therefore with mixed feelings that a send-forth was held for her on Sunday. Even before coming to St. Luke’s, Rev. Gilmour had been an activist, social entrepreneur, public speaker, community…

Photo credit: the New York Times Mike Carney an economist and political newcomer, has been sworn in as Canada’s new Prime Minister. BBC reports that he delivered he remarked that Canada will never become a part of the United States. He took office on Friday some days after being elected leader of the Liberal Party. Canada…