Malaysia National Consultation on the ASEAN Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers (Aliran Online)
1. As representatives of civil society organizations and trade unions, we have gathered in Shah Alam, Selangor, on August 13-14, 2008 to conduct this National Consultation on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers under the auspices of the Task Force on ASEAN Migrant Workers mechanism.
Program ensures immigrants learning, legal (The Hazleton Standard-Speaker)
The local Pennsylvania Migrant Education program is one of the most successful in the state when it comes to the number of students who go on to further their education.
Maguire State Missions Offering (Florida Baptist Witness)
OKEECHOBEE (FBC)—”This is my mission. This is my passion.” That is how Geraldo Armendariz characterizes his calling to start and serve as pastor a new mission church for migrant farm workers on the outskirts of Okeechobee—40 miles away from his primary ministry at a Fort Pierce church.
People need to be informed about immigration (Grand Rapids Herald-Review)
Sunday, August 17, 2008 there was a Letter To The Editor regarding immigration. I don't know where the information presented in the article came from, but most of it was incorrect.
Lurid trade (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
An older generation dubbed them “palomas de bajo vuelo” (low-flying pigeons). And the local version of this Iberian slur is a literal translation: “kalapating mababa ang lipad.” But scholarly journals prefer CSW, or commercial sex worker.
Immigration Study: 'Second Generation' Has Edge (NPR)
In much of the debate over immigration, there is an underlying question of whether immigrants today are assimilating as easily as past generations. In New York City, the answer is an unqualified "yes," according to a 10-year study involving more than 3,000 young men and women.
Could College Tuition Be On the Rise? (R News)
It's a busy week for local college students. With the start of a new school year just days away many spent the weekend moving back in. As students start planning for another semester, some of their parents are already planning to pay more in college tuition.
Meeting on human rights report (The Star)
KUALA LUMPUR: The first consultations by non-government organisations, the Human Rights Commission, and the Government have been held to draw up a report on Malaysia’s human rights fulfilment level.
LCC staff member receives state award (Kinston Free Press)
Juvencio Rocha Peralta, founder and president of the Association of Mexicans in North Carolina, has been awarded the Defender of Justice Award in Grassroots Empowerment/Community Capacity Building by the North Carolina Justice Center.
This week's top stories from around the UK (Times Online)
Crime Britain’s youngest terrorist was convicted last Monday.
