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According to a report published by Third Force News, an online resource dedicated exclusively to Scotland's third sector, Radiant and Brighter Communities - a charity based in Glasgow, Scotland - recently found newly arrived, non-EU immigrants employment thanks to an innovative new project.
The charity has been working in partnership with one of the UK's leading retailers in Glasgow, enabling immigrants from outside of the European Union to find work.
According to a report published by the Irish Times, Tusla – the Irish Government's Child and Family Agency in Ireland – is looking to recruit social workers from the UK and Canada. Canadian citizens will need work visas. British citizens can work freely in Ireland. The recruitment drive comes as the agency looks to fill 102 job vacancies to tackle a backlog of child protection cases in Ireland.
The Canadian federal government has paved the way for firms to recruit more foreign workers following the removal of certain restrictions placed on temporary seasonal workers from overseas under the Canadian Temporary Foreign worker program. The decision has come as a relief to some Canadian companies, especially those in the country's seafood processing sector.
Diego Saul Reyna, a Mexican immigrant construction worker, recently trolled Republican Presidential nominee, Donald Trump via his Facebook page by posting a picture of himself atop a newly constructed Trump Tower in Vancouver, Canada with a Mexican flag. Reyna feels he is making a stand in support of Mexican immigrants and immigrants in general.
In his Facebook post, Reyna wrote: "From the concrete pouring, finishing, drywall, taping, wood forming and general labour, Mexicans were there, building it [the Trump Tower], doing good work."
A survey carried out by Crown Relocations – an international relocation and removals specialist – has confirmed that nearly 9 in 10 Australians would welcome British entrepreneurs. According to the research, 86 per cent of respondents said they would like more people to emigrate Down Under, while one in five Australians said that the country 'lacks entrepreneurs.'
Japan is desperate to attract more foreign workers, as it trys to cope with an ageing workforce population. Policymakers in Japan are 'exploring ways to bring in more workers from overseas without calling it immigration policy,' according to a report published by Reuters.