IMMIGRANTS. The parties agree that both centrally and locally one must work to make arrangements so those immigrants to a greater extent choose to find work within the petroleum activity. On this basis, the parties should therefore discuss locally company-related problems associated with the recruitment of immigrants, such as for instance practical arrangements and issues of attitude.
IMMIGRANTS. A forgotten minority. Industrial and Orga- nizational Psychology, 6, 107-113.
IMMIGRANTS. The parties agree that, both centrally and locally, efforts must be made to make conditions suitable so that immigrants choose to a greater extent to work in the electrical industry. On this basis, therefore, the parties at a local level should discuss the company’s relevant problems relating to the recruitment of immigrants, such as practical adaptations and questions relating to attitudes.
IMMIGRANTS. The parties have agreed that work must be done centrally and locally to arrange conditions so that immigrants will choose work in the building industry to a greater extent. Against this background the parties should therefore discuss the enterprise- related problems linked with recruiting immigrants, such as practical arrangements and general attitudes. § 12-5 Payment of sick pay in advance BNL and Fellesforbundet request that the local parties review the basis for the payment of sick pay in advance where this is not the practice. The parties request that the enterprises not discriminate against employees with regard to the payment of sick pay in advance. Chapter 13 Non-union enterprises – wage revisions
IMMIGRANTS. 12. Subject to sections 13 to 20,
IMMIGRANTS. 2.8 Saskatchewan has sole responsibility for the selection of immigrants destined to that province, under the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program and Canada has sole responsibility for the admission of immigrants to that province.
IMMIGRANTS. Eligibility for legal immigrants. Restore SSI and Medicaid eligibility for all disabled legal immigrants who are or become disabled and who entered the U.S. prior to August 23, 1996. Those disabled legal immigrants who entered the U.S. after August 22, 1996, and are on the rolls before June 1, 1997 shall not be removed. • Refugees and asylees. Lengthen the exemption for refugees and asylees from the first 5 years in the country to 7 years in order to provide SSI and Medicaid. Nutrition Assistance • Redirect existing food stamps employment and training funds and add $750 million in new capped mandatory funding to create additional work slots for individuals subject to the time limits. • Permit States to exempt 15 percent of the individuals who would lose benefits because of the time limits (beyond the current waiver policy), at a total cost of $0.5 billion. Welfare to Work • Add $3.0 billion in capped mandatory spending through 2001 to TANF, allocated to States through a formula and targeted within a State to areas with poverty and unemployment rates at least 20 percent higher than the State average. A share of funds would go to cities/counties with large poverty populations commensurate with the share of long-term welfare recipients in those jurisdictions. Children’s Health (outlay increases in billions of dollars) 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 5-Year Spending 10-Year Spending Children’s Health 2.3 2.7 3.2 3.7 3.9 16.0 38.9 • Spend $16 billion over five years (to provide up to 5 million additional children with health insurance coverage by 2002) • The funding could be used for one or both of the following, and for other possibilities if mutually agreeable:
IMMIGRANTS. Immigrants have a lower participation rate in the workforce than their Canadian- born counterparts (58.6% versus 69.9%). In particular, immigrant women have a much lower participation rate compared to Canadian-born British Columbians. • The unemployment rate for immigrants is higher than the rate for their Canadian- born counterparts (5.1% versus 3.9%), despite the fact that landed immigrants to
IMMIGRANTS. Immigrants: Labour Force Characteristics 80 70 60 50 65.3 68.8 56.3 59.1 66.6 60.8 64.2 54.1 56.2 63.5 40 Canada – British Columbia Labour Market Agreement 30 7.6 6.8 3.9
IMMIGRANTS. Organization: Description: City Hall – NW WINS “Welcoming and Inclusive New Westminster (WIN) Community Partnership Table.” DiverseCity “DIVERSEcity Community Resources Society (DIVERSEcity) is a registered non-profit agency offering a wide range of services and programs to the culturally diverse communities of the lower mainland.” ISS of BC “The largest agency of its kind in Western Canada, with targeted programs for refugees, women, children and youth, plus support services in over 45 languages.” MOSAIC “MOSAIC is a multilingual non-profit organization dedicated to addressing issues that affect immigrants and refugees in the course of their settlement and integration into Canadian society.” SUCCESS “S.U.C.C.E.S.S. is one of the largest social service agencies in British Columbia, Canada.” Multi-barriered
