temporary jobs: Employers circle the intersections, eyeing the crowds. Usually they are looking for one or two workers for minor construction tasks. Before they even stop, dozens of men swarm their vehicle, fighting with each other to get one of perhaps five or six jobs available that morning, according to Times Colonist. In rural areas, work is also temporary but it's also seasonal and often illegal, the report said. Some of the biggest employers, opium-producing poppy farmers, provide tens of thousands of short-term jobs and KABUL - Hundreds of men, some on crutches, all wearing tattered clothing, gather shortly before dawn at major intersections throughout Kabul and other Afghan cities. Displaying primitive tools such as a level or a trowel, they seek labour that is often backbreaking, always temporary and will earn just a few dollars for a day's work. Despite billions of dollars from abroad to develop this impoverished country since the U.S.-led invasion toppled the Taliban regime in 2001, roughly 12 million people, or eight out of every 10 working-age Afghan are unskilled day labourers, according to an International Labor Organization report. Most land only temporary jobs. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Zdravko Cimbaljevic: Last July, Zdravko Cimbaljevic was more than a little surprised to read his own obituary in the local newspaper, according to Huffington Post. Published a day before the country's first Pride event ever, here's a rough translation. And a WARNING, the following contains obscene language: 'With his blown-out ass, we announce that on the day of July 24 2013 in 12 a.m., in front of the Walls of The Old Town Budva, his soul will depart in death, our afflicted and never overfucked brother ZDRAVKO CIMBALJEVIC. Commemoration of the dearly screwed deceased will be held in former Government building.' In a country as small as Montenegro, news of one's own demise travels fast. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Treasury Board President Tony Clement: Clement, responsible for negotiating contracts with the public service, refused Thursday to spell out which public servants would be deemed as essential, and therefore banned from going on strike, according to Huffington Post. The government moved Thursday to limit second-reading debate on the omnibus Budget Implementation Act, which was only introduced Tuesday, to four days before it's sent to committee for hearings and OTTAWA - Treasury Board President Tony Clement says details on how the Harper government's omnibus budget bill will affect public servants won't come until some time after the legislation becomes law. The Public Service Alliance of Canada, one of the country's largest unions, warns that Bill C-4 will irreparably damage relations between the government and its employees. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

personal care: Text for mobile users below. Loading Slideshow, according to Huffington Post. Change legislation so that inspection reports of licensed personal care homes are made public and REGINA - Highlights from the Saskatchewan throne speech: Amend the Saskatchewan Employment Act to include essential services law, which was upheld earlier this year by the Court of Appeal. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Andrew Nikiforuk: The debate at the Canadian War Museum pits former Alberta energy minister Ted Morton against Andrew Nikiforuk, a journalist and author who has written extensively against "dirty oil.", according to CTV. Paul Dewar, the NDP foreign affairs critic, has called a news conference to comment on the humanitarian crisis in Syria and OTTAWA -- Should U.S. President Barack Obama welcome Canadian "ethical oil"? That's the question as the Macdonald-Laurier Institute kicks off its 2013-14 Great Canadian Debates series on Thursday. Touchy as that debate may be, it will likely pale beside the doings in question period as the Senate expense scandal continues to bubble. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Ontario Superior Court of Justice: Christopher Harper, the citys real estate manager for more than two years, filed a statement of claim in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice earlier this month alleging breach of contract, negligence and breach of confidentiality, according to The Star. According to the statement of claim, Harpers settlement agreement included strict confidentiality regarding his employment, dismissal without cause and the settlement terms and A former Oshawa manager is suing the city for more than $1 million after confidential information about his firing in May was allegedly leaked and became the subject of online chatter speculating his dismissal was linked to a controversial land deal. It names Oshawa and John Doe as the source of the alleged leaks. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Ted Peters: He continued to operate it in an unsafe manner, Ted Peters told a Nova Scotia Labour Board hearing in Halifax Thursday, according to The Chronicle Herald. Testifying on behalf of Michelin, Peters told the board the fact that Buckle had earlier complained to the Labour Department about a ramp safety issue at Michelin played no part in his decision to recommend to managers that Buckle be banned and The man in charge of safety at Michelins Granton tire plant says he recommended an IBM employee be barred from the Pictou County plant because he ignored it when told he was using a motorized cart unsafely. Peters, responsible for health and safety at the plant, was speaking of David Buckle, a former IBM Canada Ltd. employee who worked as an IBM contractor at the Granton plant. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Ghassan Elgadi: "I'm so happy, I'm really so happy," said Ghassan Elgadi as he held a bouquet of roses while waiting for his wife and children to come through Customs and Immigration at Trudeau Airport, according to CTV. They were visiting her father in a refugee camp in Gaza and were supposed to return in September, but Egypt closed the border and refused to let the Canadian citizens return and A family has reunited after a mother and her children spent two months in a refugee camp in Gaza. The Elgadi family hugged and kissed each other on Wednesday as they saw each other for the first time since Ola Elgadi and her children went to the Middle East in August. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Abercrombie Fitch: Abercrombie Fitch, Columbus, Ohio Member of the Accord, according to The Star. A : 12 countries During the first and second weeks of October, sent letters to retailers asking about their manufacturing practices. Requests were made to: Loblaw Companies Ltd.; Reitman s; Tristan; Roots; Jacob; Hudsons Bay Company; H M; Sears Canada; Gap Inc.; Walmart Canada; YM Inc. Bluenotes, Siblings, Stitches, Suzys Inc., Urban Planet ; Abercrombie Fitch. Here are the replies we received back. Q: Where are your clothes manufactured? Please provide a complete list of countries . (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Advanced Education, Finance: Halifax Needham MLA Maureen MacDonald is the leader in the House, a position needed since party leader Darrell Dexter lost his seat in the Oct. 8 election, according to The Chronicle Herald. MacDonald is also the critic for the premier, Advanced Education, Finance and Treasury Board, and African-Nova Scotian Affairs and The New Democrats legislature scorecard took shape this week with critic assignments handed out to MLAs. The caucus needed that same position back in 2000-01 when then-leader Helen MacDonald won the top job, but wasnt an MLA. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.