Histadrut letting foreign workers join
Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:10:00 GMT
The Histadrut Labor Federation executive has announced it would accept foreign workers into the union. During a meeting earlier this week, the executive decided to change the organization's bylaws to allow migrant workers to join its ranks. Histadrut
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Foreign varsity bill in freezer
Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:47:00 GMT
A proposed law to allow the entry and regulation of foreign universities will now be reviewed afresh under a panel of top bureaucrats, threatening to delay indefinitely a legislation scheduled for cabinet approval. The Centre yesterday decided to refer
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Foreign students contributed $304M to D.C. economy
Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:30:00 GMT
Foreign students and their dependents contributed about $17.6 billion to the U.S. economy during the 2008-2009 academic year, according to a study from NAFSA: . The annual report estimates the
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Malawi leader blames World Bank, IMF for forex shortages
Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:42:00 GMT
Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika has charged the World Bank and the IMF with causing foreign exchange shortages by forcing the country to liberalise the economy, state media said on Thursday. 'The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank
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The Egyptians are coming! And Fox News may not be far behind
Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:31:00 GMT
CRTC rejection of mobile telephone licenses for Globalive – WIND Mobile on the basis that the company is foreign owned by Egyptian telecom company Orascom. The cabinet decision will be about much more than a mobile telephone operating licenese – it
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