Australia to allow more migrants to ease skills shortage
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Australia said on Sunday it was relaxing  its migration program to allow more skilled workers into the  country where the jobless rate is at a three-decade low and  most companies face a labor shortage.
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The first minister launches the latest phase in the scheme to bring people from overseas to work in Scotland.
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Australia's amended trade law allows more criminal prosecutions for intellectual property violations.
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Canberra - Australia will send 50 army logistics specialists to Iraq to help train the new Iraqi defence force, Australian Defence Minister Robert Hill said on Monday.
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LONDON (Reuters Life!) - British immigration ministers were urged on Wednesday to ease restrictions on Bangladeshi migrant workers in an attempt to help avert a shortage of kitchen staff in the nation's "curry houses".
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System of 'earned citizenship' for new migrants outlined by Gordon Brown and Jacqui Smith
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Australia's conservative government has pledged to spend an extra 39 million dollars (27 million US) on immigration controls and border protection measures, including new customs offices in Beijing and Jakarta.
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Cultural briefing packs giving such tips as how to queue could help tackle fears over migrants, say experts.
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Wider recognition of work-related qualifications aims to encourage schools to make more use of them.
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The Education Department's Office of Migrant Education awarded a contract to PEC Solutions Inc. of Fairfax to help create a system for states to share information about children of migrant workers.
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The European Union executive on  Tuesday proposed a "blue card" scheme to attract highly  qualified migrants to plug the bloc's growing skills shortage,  offering a range of benefits and slashing red tape.
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Australian employment rose for a 14th month in December, adding to the longest hiring boom in almost three decades.
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Australia will demand new citizens   pass an English language test and sign up to undefined   Australian values, Prime Minister John Howard said on Friday,   but denied any racist overtones in the coming policy.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia may lose out in the information technology sector if it does not address a shortage of skilled workers.
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People who want to become Australians will have to commit to broad values of "mateship" and may need to brush up on horse racing and political history under new citizenship tests outlined by the government on Sunday.
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PARIS, Feb 20 (IPS) - Rich countries must do more to integrate migrants  into their societies and labour markets if they want to reap the  economic benefits of skilled migration, says an OECD report  released in Paris Wednesday.
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Canadaâs merit-based immigration system has helped it compete for highly educated workers but has created waits of four years or more for immigrants.