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Social media exploded over the weekend with reports of truck drivers planning to boycott moving...
Tokyo-based Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has announced the conclusion of a service agreement for recruiting and staffing services with non-profit organization WELgee (Founder: Sayaka Kankolongo Watanabe; Office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo).
WELgee provides recruiting and staffing services for refugees who have fled their home countries for Japan, offering consistent support for their training, employment, and settlement. Its activities contribute to the creation of a tolerant and diverse...
https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/mol-signs-deal-for-recruitment-of-refugees/
Commercial truck driving is now one of the occupations included in Canada’s Express Entry program to recruit immigrants for high-demand sectors.
Sean Fraser, minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), announced Wednesday the implementation of the revised national occupational classification (NOC). The move opens up doors to permanent residency under the Express Entry immigration program for 16 new occupations, including health care, construction and transport jobs.
“We are...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/truck-drivers-included-in-canadas-express-entry-program
Canada’s trucking industry — which is short thousands of truck drivers — could get a boost with the government soon allowing truckers from other countries to apply to work in the country through its Express Entry immigration programs.
The move to open up Express Entry to truckers is aimed at fixing labor shortages, said Michelle Carbert, a spokeswoman for Canada’s Ministry of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship.
“As Canada continues to recover from the pandemic, employers are actively looking...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/canada-looks-abroad-to-help-ease-trucker-shortage
Welcome to your March issue. More than a month into the war in Ukraine, we’re focusing in this issue on the practical ways we can support all students during this difficult time.
Homes for Ukraine schemeVisas for Ukrainians in the UK
Ukrainian nationals and their family members can apply for a visa under the Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme, also known as Homes for Ukraine.
It’s free to apply to the scheme, which will enable Ukrainians to live, work and study in the UK and access public funds.
You’ll...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/28/march-2022-supporting-ukrainian-families-as-war-continues/
Update: Sea-Watch airborne operations in Mediterranean highlight lack of assistance from EU
London. UK. Recent rescue operations carried out in the central Mediterranean reinforce the fatal consequences of European member States’ failure to assist migrants and refugees, according to German NGO Sea-Watch.
The post Sea-Watch airborne operations in Mediterranean highlight lack of assistance from EU appeared first on Human Rights At Sea.
Stagflation will change Brexit political calculus, The future for multilateralism
Thursday 14 October 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.41.4
Commentary: Inflation might break Brexit’s political magic
By John Orchard in London
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has claimed that recent queues at petrol stations in the UK are part of a necessary adjustment to a high-wage, high-productivity economy. Economists are scratching their heads about how raising HGV driver pay, however desirable, will achieve this on its own. More...
BBC News Interview with HRAS on Proposed English Channel Migrant Pushbacks
9 September 2021 London. UK. Following a 48 hour period of ongoing controversy after the UK Home Office suggested that push-backs of migrant boats crossing the English Channel would be used in limited and specific circumstances by UK Border Force vessels to redirect migrants into French territorial waters, the BBC has spoken with […]
The post BBC News Interview with HRAS on Proposed English Channel Migrant Pushbacks appeare...
Border Control Post set to transform Portsmouth International Port as construction takes shape
With less than six months to go work is continuing at pace to prepare for the most significant changes to customs and health check import requirements in a generation, as construction for Portsmouth International Port’s Border Control Post (BCP) moves into the next significant phase.
Known as the Border Operating Model, from 1 January 2022 facilities are expected to be in place to manage physical...
