Photo credit: Caixin Global Academics in Taiwan have said the country must improve protections for lower-wage migrant workers iif it hopes to be recognized as a developed country. Taipei Times reports that the academics issued the statement after the US suspended imports from the Giant Manufacturing Co over allegations of forced labour. US Customs and Border Protection…
Photo credit: Vingt55 I had wanted to post something on how and why I think Canada is fast replacing the US as the land of opportunities before I attended an event yesterday. The event which continues today is the ‘Faire Nationale de L’Eemploi’ which is being held at Place Bonaventure in the city of Montreal….
I read someone’s complaints about their juniors, in school, who had stopped referring to them as ‘senior’. I decided to make this post in order to show, in the first place, that seniority is not for ever. Second, if a person didn’t misuse his ‘seniority’, he becomes an ‘egbon’, as older siblings are called. In…
Photo credit: CNN The Hamas strike is no longer news. Neither is the Israeli reaction. Of course, the seemingly unending Russo-Ukrainian war is still thereThe Sudan conflict continues, and Syria, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and many others are in turmoil. We can’t discount the forceful takeover of government in some countries. Which group of people is suffering…
Photo credit: Aljazeera Years of criticism of an EU-backed migration pact between Italy and Libya are coming to a head as migrant rescuers say the Libyan coastguard has begun firing directly at them. The Libya Tribune reports that last week, the German charity, Sea-Watch, said its rescue ship was shot at by the Libyan coastguard using…
Photo credit: CAN Pathways Some immigrants nominated for permanent residency under the Ontario Nominee Program say they regret accepting their invitations. Toronto Today reports that their grouse is the year-long delays that have left them out of a job. Many of them are considering leaving the country. The Ontario Immigration Nomination Program (ONIP) allows the provincial…
Sometime in August, the National Examinations Council (NECO) invited examiners to mark the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination theory papers. The examinations were held in May/June. The examiners went to the marking centres from far and near. Most of them were not after monetary gains but they wanted to be more abreast of the latest trends…
