rant Just released: "Skills on the Move - Migrants in the Survey of Adult Skills" By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 29 Oct 2018 11:08:00 GMT Drawing on data from the OECD Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC), this report reviews the differences in migrants’ characteristics and considers how they relate to the actual skills migrants possess. It examines the relationship between migrants’ skills and their labour and non-labour market outcomes in host countries and sheds new light on how migrants’ skills are developed, used and valued in host country labour markets and societies. Full Article
rant More than 3 million German emigrants in OECD countries By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 01 Jun 2015 09:59:00 GMT Germany is both the OECD’s second-largest country of immigration and one of the main origin countries of emigrants: 3.4 million people born in Germany were living in another OECD country in 2011, says a new OECD report “Talent Abroad: A Review of German Emigrants”. Full Article
rant Migration: integration of migrants in Switzerland successful, but stronger focus on vulnerable groups needed By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Labour market integration of immigrants in Switzerland is generally successful: three quarters of immigrants in Switzerland are in employment – more than in any other OECD country Full Article
rant OECD Youth Action Plan: Options for an Irish Youth Guarantee By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 14:00:00 GMT This report on seeks to provide guidance on the design and delivery of a Youth Guarantee in Ireland based on the experience of other countries in designing guarantees or other comprehensive policy packages to help youth find productive and rewarding employment. Full Article
rant OECD's Gurria congratulates President Obama on taking action to address the unsustainable situation of undocumented immigrants By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 01 Dec 2014 12:39:00 GMT On the occasion of the OECD High Level Policy Forum on Migration taking place on December 1 and 2 2014, Secretary General Angel Gurria congratulates President Obama on taking action to address the unsustainable situation of undocumented immigrants. Full Article
rant The Netherlands should strengthen policies to attract and retain migrant skilled workers By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 06 Sep 2016 14:59:00 GMT The Netherlands should improve its policies to attract and retain highly skilled migrants in order to address labour shortages and strengthen its position as a knowledge-based economy, according to a new OECD report. Full Article
rant Finland must focus on integrating migrant women and their children to boost their contribution to the economy and society By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 05 Sep 2018 11:00:00 GMT Finland should offer labour-market-oriented integration support to all migrants, strengthen efforts to identify and address early vulnerabilities, and work more closely with employers according to a new OECD report. Full Article
rant Belgium should address “flagrant” lack of resources for fighting foreign bribery, says OECD By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 11:00:00 GMT Fighting foreign bribery is not a priority in Belgium. Together with the flagrant lack of resources for Belgian law enforcement authorities, this has resulted in very few foreign bribery investigations and prosecutions. In the 14 years since the entry into force of the foreign bribery offence in Belgium, only one case of bribery of foreign public officials has been concluded. Full Article
rant OECD says Swedish progress combatting foreign bribery insufficient to warrant Phase 4 evaluation By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 19 Dec 2017 10:00:00 GMT The next review of Sweden’s implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention, which was scheduled for October 2018, has been delayed until 2019. This is due to the fact that Sweden has not yet enacted legislation to urgently address remaining recommendations to reform its laws on corporate liability for the bribery of foreign public officials. Full Article
rant Untapped Skills: Realising the Potential of Immigrant Students By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 16 May 2012 12:42:00 GMT A country’s success in integrating immigrants’ children is a key benchmark of the efficacy of social policy in general and education policy in particular. The variance in performance gaps between immigrant and non-immigrant students across countries, even after adjusting for socio-economic background, suggests that policy has an important role to play in eliminating such gaps. Full Article
rant PISA in Focus 29: Do immigrant students’ reading skills depend on how long they have been in their new country? By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:14:00 GMT In most OECD countries, newly arrived 15-year-old immigrant students show poorer reading performance than immigrant students who arrived in their new country when they were younger than five. Full Article
rant For immigrant students, early arrival is best. By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:29:00 GMT Arriving in a new country, in a new school as an immigrant student is never easy. But the transition can be a little less damaging if the student has already spent a few of his or her earliest years in his new home country. This month’s PISA in Focus examines the “late-arrival” penalty in student performance among immigrant students who arrived in their new country at the age of 12 or older. Full Article
rant Students – the migrants everyone wants By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Mon, 08 Jul 2013 19:03:00 GMT International students are one of the fastest growing parts of the global education system. In just 20 years their numbers have more than doubled, and there are now over 4 million young people currently studying abroad to get their degree Full Article
rant Easing the learning journey for immigrant students (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Thu, 09 Jul 2015 11:48:00 GMT Between 2003 and 2012, the percentage of students who were raised in immigrant families grew by around 3 percentage points across OECD countries. At the same time, as this month’s PISA in Focus notes, migration policies in some countries became increasingly selective while education outcomes in many countries of origin improved considerably. Full Article
rant PISA in Focus No. 53 - Can the performance gap between immigrant and non-immigrant students be closed? By dx.doi.org Published On :: Thu, 09 Jul 2015 11:50:00 GMT The share of students with an immigrant background increased between 2003 and 2012, both in traditional and new destination countries. The performance difference in mathematics between immigrant and non-immigrant students decreased, on average, between 2003 and 2012. Full Article
rant Helping immigrant students to succeed at school – and beyond By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 17 Nov 2015 11:00:00 GMT This document reveals some of the difficulties immigrant students encounter – and some of the contributions they offer – while settling into their new communities and new schools. It also presents some of the policies governments can implement to help immigrant students integrate into their host societies. Full Article
rant PISA in Focus No. 57 - Can schools help to integrate immigrants? By dx.doi.org Published On :: Tue, 17 Nov 2015 14:07:00 GMT Only in some countries is a larger proportion of immigrant students in schools related to lower student performance – and this relationship is mostly explained by the concentration of disadvantaged students in these schools. Full Article
rant Backpacks and belonging: What school can mean to immigrant students (OECD Education&Skills Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Thu, 17 Dec 2015 11:42:00 GMT How school systems respond to immigration has an enormous impact on the economic and social well-being of all members of the communities they serve, whether they have an immigrant background or not. Full Article
rant Archived webinar December 17 2015 - Immigrant Students at School: Easing the Journey towards Integration presented by Presented by Andreas Schleicher, Director for the Directorate of Education and Skills, OECD By youtu.be Published On :: Fri, 18 Dec 2015 12:31:00 GMT Archived webinar December 17 2015 - Immigrant Students at School: Easing the Journey towards Integration presented by Presented by Andreas Schleicher, Director for the Directorate of Education and Skills, OECD Full Article
rant Why are immigrants less proficient in literacy than native-born adults? (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Wed, 31 May 2017 11:29:00 GMT Why is it that even highly educated migrants to OECD countries are less likely to be employed than native-born adults who are similarly educated, even if the migrants have lived in their host country for several years? Full Article
rant MP truck accident: Five migrant workers killed, 11 injured after truck overturns in Narsinghpur By Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 09:06:16 +0530 The accident took place when the labourers were travelling from Telangana's Hyderabad city to Agra in Uttar Pradesh. Full Article
rant Kati Levoranta, Rovio CEO, on life after Angry Birds By www.ft.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Nov 2017 04:00:33 GMT In a male-dominated industry, the executive says she has not been held back Full Article
rant Foxtons and Restaurant Group criticised over equity raisings By www.ft.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 20:00:07 GMT Advisory groups urge shareholders to vote against companies’ actions at AGMs Full Article
rant 3 members of White House virus task force in quarantine - The Hindu By news.google.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 04:08:14 GMT 3 members of White House virus task force in quarantine The HinduIvanka Trump's personal assistant tests positive for coronavirus Times of India'It's a Hoax': Twitter Mocks Donald Trump after Ivanka's Assistant Tests Positive for Covid-19 News18Tracking US President Donald Trump’s response to Covid-19 through his top 10 quotes The Indian ExpressCoronavirus breaches White House as rest of America re-opens Times of IndiaView Full coverage on Google News Full Article
rant British Airways owner's boss Willie Walsh warns against two week quarantine By Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 02:23:33 +0100 The CEO of International Airlines Group has waded into the row over the UK government's proposals to force travellers arriving into Britain, including UK citizens returning from holiday, into quarantine. Full Article
rant Sick woman rushed off Qantas flight to be quarantined in Melbourne Airport By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 05:59:12 GMT Passengers on board a plane feared a woman had contracted coronavirus after she was quarantined at Melbourne Airport. Full Article
rant Six Qantas baggage handlers test positive for coronavirus and other staff are told to quarantine By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 07:11:49 GMT South Australia Health on Tuesday said they are investigating a COVID-19 cluster at Adelaide Airport. Full Article
rant Four Qantas flight attendants exempt from 14-day hotel quarantine test positive for coronavirus By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 06 Apr 2020 23:24:16 GMT The crew flew from Santiago to Sydney on March 29, with all passengers on the flight taken to hotels to quarantine for 14 days. Full Article
rant British Airways owner's boss Willie Walsh warns against two week quarantine By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 01:23:33 GMT The CEO of International Airlines Group has waded into the row over the UK government's proposals to force travellers arriving into Britain, including UK citizens returning from holiday, into quarantine. Full Article
rant Dr. Fauci goes into 'modified quarantine' and two other Trump aides begin self-isolation By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 07:23:27 GMT Dr. Anthony Fauci (left), CDC head Robert Redfield (bottom right), and FDA chief Stephen Hahn (top right) will self-quarantine after coming into contact with an infected White House staffer. Full Article
rant Presentation Of The 3Rd, 4Th And 5Th Reports On Demands For Grants Of ... on 6 December, 2019 By indiankanoon.org Published On :: Fri, 06 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0530 SHRI BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESH NARAYAN DHANORKAR (CHANDRAPUR): I beg to present the following Reports (Hindi and English versions) of the Standing Committee on Coal and Steel :- (i) Third Report on 'Demands for Grants (2019-20)' pertaining to the Ministry of Coal. (ii) Fourth Report on 'Demands for Grants (2019-20)' pertaining to the Ministry of Mines. (iii) Fifth Report on 'Demands for Grants (2019-20)' pertaining to the Ministry of Steel. Full Article
rant Man guilty of inciting religious hatred after anti-Muslim rant By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 17:16:43 GMT Louis Duxbury (pictured outside York Crown Court) was found guilty of inciting religious hatred after the Facebook tirade. He claimed he was exercising his right to free speech. Full Article
rant Budget slashes grant to buy electric cars to £3,000 By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 19:23:01 GMT The value of the Plug In Car Grant has been cut to £3,000 from midnight tonight - and expensive models will no longer be eligible for the subsidy, the DfT and OLEV have confirmed. Full Article
rant Motorists granted a six-month exemption from MOT testing from 30 March By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 10:36:52 GMT MOT tests will be exempt for 6 months, says the DfT. However, it adds that vehicles must be 'kept in a roadworthy condition' and those found at the controls of unsafe motors can be prosecuted. Full Article
rant Bartenders get back to pouring drinks in Las Vegas as dine-in restaurants reopen By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 06:30:35 GMT On Saturday, Phase One of Nevada's 'Roadmap to Recovery' officially commenced, with some nonessential businesses able to open for the first time in seven weeks. Full Article
rant McDonald's restaurant in Melbourne is closed after a SECOND worker tests positive for coronavirus By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 07:11:47 GMT The staff member at the Fawkner McDonald's north of Melbourne was one of ten new cases of COVID-19 in Victoria on Saturday, which has caused the restaurant to close for at least three days. Full Article
rant Jessica Ennis-Hill's 15-year-old application for SportsAid grant revealed as Team GB star retires By Published On :: Thu, 13 Oct 2016 12:23:38 +0100 The application Jessica Ennis-Hill made for a SportsAid grant as a 15-year-old has been revealed by the organisation's Twitter account on the day she announced her retirement. Full Article
rant TALK OF THE TOWN: Dua Lipa's cast iron guarantee to beat the online trolls By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 23:11:56 GMT TALK OF THE TOWN: The Don't Start Now singer says she has come 'completely off' Twitter to take one route of attack away from the keyboard warriors. Full Article
rant Vanessa Hudgens puts on busty display as she channels Jessica Rabbit in red dress during quarantine By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 02:35:14 GMT Hudgens then served '60s in another look, sporting a sleeveless white turtleneck, a black headband and gold jewelry, writing: 'Then moved to a Brigitte Bardot vibe lol.' Full Article
rant Sara Gilbert and estranged wife Linda Perry take break from quarantine for a walk with their son By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 07:02:54 GMT Sara Gilbert and estranged wife Linda Perry took a reprieve from their coronavirus quarantine and went on a walk with their son Rhodes in Los Angeles on Saturday. Full Article
rant Coronavirus: German football's return thrown into chaos as ENTIRE Dynamo Dresden squad quarantined By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 00:32:43 GMT The Bundesliga's restart plans were thrown into fresh doubt on Saturday night when the second tier team Dynamo Dresden were placed into two weeks of quarantine. Full Article
rant 2 members of White House virus task force in quarantine By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 08:28:53 +0530 Two members of the White House coronavirus task force placed themselves in quarantine after contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19, another stark reminder that not even one of the nation's most secure buildings is immune from the virus. Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will be teleworking for the next two weeks" after it was determined he had a low risk exposure" to a person at the White House, the CDC said in a statement Saturday evening. The statement said he felt fine and has no symptoms. Just a few hours earlier, the Food and Drug Administration confirmed that FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn had come in contact with someone who tested positive and was in self-quarantine for the next two weeks. He tested negative for the virus. Both men were scheduled to testify before a Senate committee on Tuesday, along with infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci, also a task force member. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., the ... Full Article
rant 3 members of White House virus task force in quarantine By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 09:02:55 +0530 Three members of the White House coronavirus task force, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, placed themselves in quarantine after contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19, another stark reminder that not even one of the nation's most secure buildings is immune from the virus. Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and a leading member of the task force, has become nationally known for his simple and direct explanations to the public about the coronavirus and COVID-19, the disease it causes. Also quarantining are Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Stephen Hahn. Fauci's institute said that he has tested negative for COVID-19 and will continue to be tested regularly. It added that he is considered at relatively low risk based on the degree of his exposure, and that he would be taking appropriate precautions" to mitigate the risk to ... Full Article
rant Migrant row: TMC dares Shah to prove allegations, BJP says WB govt bothered about one community By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 01:08:53 +0530 The ruling TMC in West Bengal and opposition BJP on Saturday traded barbs over ferrying migrant labourers, after Union Home Minister Amit Shah flagged the issue of "non-cooperation" by the state government, leaving the Mamata Banerjee-led party fuming, which accused him of spreading lies. In what is certain to escalate tension between the state government and the Centre, Shah, in a letter alleged that West Bengal was not allowing trains with migrant workers to reach and termed it as an "injustice" to these labourers. The state BJP unit claimed the West Bengal government is only interested in bringing back people from a "particular community". TMC leader and nephew of the chief minister, Abhishek Banerjee, earlier in the day tweeted: "A HM failing to discharge his duties during this crisis speaks after weeks of silence, only to mislead people with a bundle of lies! Ironically he's talking about the very ppl who've been literally left to fate by his own Govt. Mr @AmitShah, prove your ... Full Article
rant MP: Five migrant labourers killed, 13 hurt as truck overturns By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 09:32:55 +0530 At least five migrant labourers were killed and 13 others injured when a truck in which they were travelling overturned in Madhya Pradesh's Narsinghpur district, a police official said on Sunday. The accident took place near Patha village on Saturday night whennearly 20 migrant labourers were going in the truck to Jhansi and Etah in Uttar Pradesh from Hyderabad, Additional Superintendent of Police Rajesh Tiwari said. Five labourers were killed and 13 others were injured after the mangoes-laden vehicle overturned, he said. The injured persons were admitted to the district hospital for treatment, he added. Full Article
rant Govt should allow private vehicles to ferry migrants: Raut By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 10:48:58 +0530 Senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday said the Maharashtra government should give permission to private vehicles for ferrying migrant labourers to their native places during the lockdown. Raising concern over migrant workers setting off for their hometowns on foot, Raut said they were falling sick and some have also died. "The labour class is walking back home, this is not a good picture. Their children are with them. Railways is not ready to operate trains for them. The state government should give permission to private vehicles to ply," Raut tweeted. "People are falling ill while walking. Some have died. Even then their walking hasn't stopped, the Rajya Sabha member further said. Sixteen migrant workers sleeping on rail tracks while returning to Madhya Pradesh were crushed to death by a goods train in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra in the early hours of Friday. The labourers, rendered jobless due to the coronavirus-enforced lockdown, had set off for their ... Full Article
rant Restaurants, hotels ask state govts to allow them to sell liquor stock By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 11:16:59 +0530 Sitting on a liquor stockpile of around Rs 3,000 crore, restaurants and hotels across the country are asking state governments to allow them to sell the stock lying with them due to the coronavirus lockdown. "We are truly living in unprecedented times where on one hand we are sitting with expensive liquor inventory and on the other hand, we are cash starved," National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI)PresidentAnurag Katriar said. The industry sees a ray of hope as many states have permitted sales of retail alcohol. "We request every state government to allow us an opportunity to sell our liquor stocks, preferably through home delivery model. "This will help us deplete our stocks, raise some money to take care of urgent people needs and will still be compliant to social distancing norms. We understand that this may require some amendments to the law but I am sure it can be carried out under the current extraordinary circumstances," Katriar said. In similar vein, The Beer Cafe ... Full Article
rant Special train with 1,140 migrants leaves for Jharkhand By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 11:44:53 +0530 A special train carrying 1,140 migrant workers stranded here in the lockdown has left Mangaluru railway station for Jharkhand. Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel and Vedavyas Kamath, MLA, were present at the railway station on Saturday night when the train left. Kamath said the workers who had registered on the state governments Seva Sindhu portal were brought to the railway station in Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation buses. A health check-up was carried out before they boarded the train. The district administration also provided food packets and water to the migrants at the station. Three more trains will leave from Mangaluru for Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Jharkhand soon, he said. Meanwhile, in a statement, Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Sindhu P Rupesh said train services are being arranged for migrant workers who have registered their names on the Seva Sindhu portal. The workers will be informed when trains are arranged to their destinations and they . Full Article
rant Govt mulls credit guarantee scheme for loans for payment of wages by MSMEs By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 11:59:01 +0530 As part of a stimulus package for the coronavirus-hit economy, the government is working on a credit guarantee scheme to enable banks to provide additional 10-15 per cent working capital to MSMEs for payment of wages, sources said. Currently, banks are offering an extra line of credit of 10 per cent based on working capital limits, which the government intends to increase further. Since units are closed due to lockdown and there has been no operation for the past two months, most micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) do not have money for paying wages and financial assistance for them is under consideration of the government, the sources said. One of the proposals under consideration is to provide 10-15 per cent additional line of credit by banks over the working capital limit of the MSME sector, which is the largest employer in the country after agriculture. This loan, especially for wage payment, will be backed by a proposed credit guarantee fund so that lenders' money is ... Full Article
rant Quarantine facilities arranged in city for NRIs By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 12:10:53 +0530 The Dakshina Kannada district administration has made arrangements to quarantine non- resident citizens arriving here by flights from various countries amid the COVID-19 crisis. The first repatriation flight from Dubai carrying 170 passengers is expected to land at the Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) here on Tuesday. Nearly 1,000 rooms at lodges, hostels and service apartments have been kept ready as quarantine facilities for the NRIs. The authorities have reserved rooms in 18 hotels, lodges and six hostels for the mandated two-week quarantine. The returnees will be given the option of staying either at hotels or in government facilities, sources said. All the quarantine facilities will have the services of doctors to monitor the health of those coming from abroad. Around 3,000 Indian citizens have sought repatriation to DK and Udupi districts from different countries, sources said. Some of them will arrive in ships once the services are started to the New Mangalore .. Full Article