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Permanent Status Pushed for Temp Workers in British Columbia, Canada
A group of businessmen from British Columbia is proposing to allow temporary foreign workers to immediately land as immigrants in Canada. Fort St. John’s chamber of commerce and the owner… Read more
Test to Say if Pinoy Teachers Keep Baltimore Jobs
The jobs of hundreds of Filipino teachers in Baltimore public schools are hanging on the results of a “market test” that will show whether they’re still needed for the next… Read more
Distracted Fil-Am Charged With Vehicular Manslaughter in California
Police have arrested a 29-year-old Filipino American woman who prosecutors say was distracted when she caused a three-car crash that resulted in the death of a young woman last year…. Read more
Rumor of 115 Filipino Nurses in North Dakota Untrue
A rumor that Trinity Health has hired 115 nurses from the Philippines is false, although a Trinity official has said that the option is not out of the question in… Read more
Fil-Ams Accused of Corruption Plead Not Guilty
The alleged players in what is being described as the biggest corruption scandal of its kind in the history of the county of Sweetwater public corruption scandal pleaded not guilty… Read more
Parents Want Los Angeles Principal Out For Tagalog Ban
Filipino parents of students at Precious Blood Catholic School are petitioning to oust its principal, who allegedly banned Tagalog from being spoken on campus. Some parents believe many of the… Read more
‘US Is Not The Only BPO Market’
Filipino business-process outsourcing (BPO) workers facing displacement in case the US Congress passes a bill that keeps American companies from farming out noncore operations overseas, have wider job opportunities because… Read more
‘Obama Call vs Outsourcing a Reelection Ploy’
While Filipino lawmakers are worried about the implications of US President Barack Obama’s call for an end to the outsourcing of American jobs, a local militant labor group on Monday… Read more
Five Trends in Canadian Immigration
The common wisdom, from Italy to the United States, is that resistance to immigration magnifies in direct correlation to how much a country’s citizens struggle economically. There are increasing signs… Read more
Obama Call Vs Outsourcing Has PH Lawmakers Worried
Two Filipino lawmakers are worried that President Barack Obama’s recent call for American businessmen to keep US jobs at home instead of outsourcing them to countries like the Philippines could… Read more
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