The New Zealand opposition immigration spokesman recently apologised for comments he made about Asian and Pacific seasonal workers who immigrate to New Zealand. According to the New Zealand Herald, the National Party’s Lockwood Smith campaigned for the upcoming election at which he spoke about expanding New Zealand’s seasonal workers scheme to include workers from Asia. The scheme enables horticultural and viticulture employers to recruit up to 5,000 overseas workers each year to meet labour shortages.
The newspaper claims that Dr Smith stated that Asian workers are more productive in pruning because their hands are smaller. He also said that employers should not be paying to train workers and teach them how to use the toilet or shower. Apology accepted?
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The UK Government has launched the first phase of their new points-based system for non EU immigrants. Currently, the system only applies to highly-skilled workers who are already residing in the country and who wish to extend their visas.
Low skilled workers who reside outside of the EU have been barred.
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According to a recent report, 76,923 Australians left the country permanently in 2007/2008. This statistic is considered Australia’s biggest emigration rate on record. As a matter of fact, this mass emigration has been dubbed ‘Aussies Mass Exodus’.
Almost two thirds of those who left Australia permanently were aged between 25 and 54 years of age. Most of these migrants occupied skilled or specialised jobs. As a further 102,066 Aussies have left the country for over a year with more than 55 percent in professional occupations or trades, Australia’s need to fill positions has become urgent.
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Will your resume get you the interview?
By Michael Hoskins
In today’s fast paced world it’s more important than ever to have your resume not only up to date, but up to standard as well. When employers and recruiters alike have less time to read through resumes it’s important that you get it right so that you stand out from the crowd and secure an interview.
I’ve briefly outlined some of the dos’ and don’ts of writing your resume to make sure you properly represent yourself.
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People on the Move/Success Stories
*John Davies
“I was 23 living at home with my parents, finishing up my apprenticeship as a heavy duty mechanic and trying to gain entry into the police force in Ireland. My life was planned out until I met a girl from Vancouver B.C. Life was good until the time came for her to go home. There were tears but Ireland was where I belonged, or so I thought. We kept in touch and found it difficult being apart. We decided that it was for the best until we found out we were pregnant. What was important before was not so important now. My feelings of where I belonged changed.”
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Do you have questions about the migration process? Keen for specialist advice? Drop us an email at askus@immigrationunit.com and we’ll post the best questions each month along with an answer from one of our professionals.
Q. I want to immigrate to Canada. I’m 28 yrs old and married with one child. I’m fairly fluent in English but I don’t speak French. I have more than 10 years experience as a Student Counselor. I lack money and don’t have a sponsor in Canada. I haven’t been offered a job in Canada. What’s the cheapest and easiest way to migrate to Canada from Pakistan?
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According to a recent article on www.theprovince.com, the British Columbian (B.C.) Government predicts that the labour shortage will hit six figures by 2015. The current situation has caused great concern and has spurred the government to recruit an estimated 30,000 workers annually from overseas and other parts of Canada from now until 2015.
B.C’s first recruitment drive took place in the Phillipines recently.
Ed Wong, the vice president of immigration and training at the B.C Business Council, claims that certain sectors require skilled persons more urgently than others. The hospitality, tourism and transportation industries require workers far more than other sectors, although there’s a great need for workers in other sectors too. The labour shortage extends across the board with the health and education sectors requiring skilled workers.
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Are you Wanted Down Under? The high emigration rate in Australia has caused a great shortage of skilled persons. Besides the recent reports about the country’s latest “male drought“, Australia has a great need for migrants with skills within a number of fields. As we’ve recently written about, Australia has an urgent need for tradesmen. Further news confirms that Australia is in need of skilled people within the Printing, Advertising and Marketing industries too.
Surely, in light of recent reports, if you migrate to Australia, you could be living a trouble free lifestyle very soon. Why? Australia is a thriving resource based economy coupled with great weather and wonderful work opportunities. If you’re wanted down under, why not jump at the chance to improve your life?
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One in five young Brits are considering emigration due to the credit crunch. This has sparked fears of a brain drain generation as Britain’s brightest flee the UK for better job and life prospects.
Interestingly, economic experts believe that the crash could cause Brits to live a grim lifestyle similiar to post-war Britain 60 years ago - “A lifetime of cheap food and clothes and almost no money for extras”.
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If you’re skilled and you want to immigrate to Australia, this may be your lucky day.
The need for skilled persons within the marketing, advertising and printing industries has increased. According to the Department of Education (in Australia), over the past year the number of skilled workers within these industries has dropped by 17.1 percent to 83.4. This has been attributed to high levels of Australian Immigration. Many Australians have migrated overseas. This has caused a great shortage of skills within the above mentioned industries and as a result a number of job opportunities have cropped up for skilled persons.
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