shrine/font: August 21, 2012: Melrose Abbey, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK. (c) 2012 - photography by Leaf McGowan, technogypsie.com. To purchase this photo, go to www.technogypsie.com/photography/?tcp_product_category=photo

SACRED SCULPTURE: The church that towers over you today was built following the destruction of the earlier building in 1385. The disaster gave the

Cistercians the chance to build one of Scotland's most magnificent churches.

It was a major feat of construction, involving hundreds of skilled workers and

costing vast sums of money. We are unsure if it was ever finished but the

masons and sculptors left their marks all around you. Take the chance to look

up and discver the beautiful carvings and features of the church. The

Presbytery Ceiling: The intricate paterns of ribs and arches on the ceiling is

decorated with saints, angels, and the Holy Trinity. 5- The Morrow

Inscription: Little personal information is known about the men who built

Scotland's abbeys. This makes the two inscriptions on the south transept

remarkable. They refer by name to a French master mason called John Morrow who worked on Melrose around 1400. John Morow sometimes called was I and born in Paris certainly and had in keeping all the mason work of St. Andrews, the high kirk of Glasgow, and Paisley, of Nithsdale and Galloway. I pray to God and Mary both and sweet St. John to keep this holy church from harm. (1)

Exterior Sculpture: Walk outside through the south door to take a look at the

fantastic sculpture on the outer walls of the church. Look out for the army of

demons and hobgoblins, the angelic musicians, and a bagpipe-playing pig! (4)

The Two Chief Apostles: High up in the north transept are the statues of St.

Peter and St. paul. St. Peter (left) the keeper of the gates of heaven, holds

the book of names and carries the keys. (3) The Night Stair: these steps led

down from the sleeping quarers on the first floor of the cloister range. Monks

Another reminder that modern container ships still need hard work by skilled workers - in this case to keep the containers from being swept overboard in a storm.

Pictured: Melissa Roy, Assistant Macomb County Executive

The Integrated Policy Exercise provides students with a week-long opportunity to work intensively on a policy issue. All students participate as part of a team representing different constituencies with an interest in the problem being studied. Working in groups of 7 to 10, students are assigned a role such as lobbying firm, public official, or economic group. Groups develop policy positions and prepare a political strategy to achieve their goal(s). More on IPE: fordschool.umich.edu/ipe

The Winter 2015 IPE, “Bolstering Detroit's Economic Renewal through Skilled Workers: Implementing Governor Snyder's Visa Plan” took place on January 5, 6, and 9, 2015 at the Ford School’s Joan and Sanford Weill Hall, and at the Detroit Institute of Arts in Detroit, MI. More on the 2015 topic and simulated media coverage: sites.google.com/a/umich.edu/fordschool-ipe-2015/home

On 14th November 2019 ESCP Business School's London Campus hosted its latest ‘Re-Thinking Europe’ event, allowing for further examination of the Brexit process. The key question was whether or not Brexit could be delivered in 2020 as per the current Government's ambition.

London Campus Dean and Brexit commentator Professor Simon Mercado was joined by Guillaume Bazard, Consul General of France in London, who gave a keynote speech addressing the future of EU nationals in the UK post-Brexit. Following his address, the Consul General joined an expert panel consisting of:

Philippe Chalon, Director of External Affairs at International SOS

Samar Shams, Immigration Law Partner at Spencer West LLP

Neil Sherlock CBE, Senior Adviser at PwC and Joint Chair of the French Chamber's Brexit Forum

The Panel examined the latest developments in the Brexit process by taking a look back at the previous six months and prospects for 2020.

Topics discussed during the event included inter-governmental processes and the EU27 response to them; business concerns and impacts in the light of continuing uncertainty or ‘no-deal’; and immigration and future worker and citizen rights, including issues around the skilled worker definition and threshold.

The panellists also debated and shared their perspective on political and parliamentary processes related to Brexit, including the positions in the current General Election and potential outcomes.

The event followed with an open Q&A session through an online platform.

Photos from the event can be found here.

The ‘Re-Thinking Europe’ series was inspired by the late Nicole Fontaine, former President of the European Parliament, who worked closely with ESCP in developing the book, ‘Brexit: An Opportunity? Re-Thinking Europe’. Mme. Fontaine’s book was at the heart of the School’s inaugural event in November 2017. Since then, ESCP has run events at the London Campus and in Westminster, touching on themes like ‘Brexit and Migration’ and ‘Brexit and Higher Education’.

ESCP students focus closely on EU affairs during their studies, the most high profile example being the yearly Start@Europe seminar within the Master in Management (MIM) programme. This annual event takes around 800 students to the European Parliament in Brussels for a negotiation simulation that is sector-leading.

The School also works closely with the French Chamber of Great Britain (CCFGB) and its Brexit forum as official sponsor.

ESCP's London Campus was awarded the prestigious Times Higher Education UK Business School of the Year Award for 2018, in part for its work around the topic of Brexit.

On 14th November 2019 ESCP Business School's London Campus hosted its latest ‘Re-Thinking Europe’ event, allowing for further examination of the Brexit process. The key question was whether or not Brexit could be delivered in 2020 as per the current Government's ambition.

London Campus Dean and Brexit commentator Professor Simon Mercado was joined by Guillaume Bazard, Consul General of France in London, who gave a keynote speech addressing the future of EU nationals in the UK post-Brexit. Following his address, the Consul General joined an expert panel consisting of:

Philippe Chalon, Director of External Affairs at International SOS

Samar Shams, Immigration Law Partner at Spencer West LLP

Neil Sherlock CBE, Senior Adviser at PwC and Joint Chair of the French Chamber's Brexit Forum

The Panel examined the latest developments in the Brexit process by taking a look back at the previous six months and prospects for 2020.

Topics discussed during the event included inter-governmental processes and the EU27 response to them; business concerns and impacts in the light of continuing uncertainty or ‘no-deal’; and immigration and future worker and citizen rights, including issues around the skilled worker definition and threshold.

The panellists also debated and shared their perspective on political and parliamentary processes related to Brexit, including the positions in the current General Election and potential outcomes.

The event followed with an open Q&A session through an online platform.

Photos from the event can be found here.

The ‘Re-Thinking Europe’ series was inspired by the late Nicole Fontaine, former President of the European Parliament, who worked closely with ESCP in developing the book, ‘Brexit: An Opportunity? Re-Thinking Europe’. Mme. Fontaine’s book was at the heart of the School’s inaugural event in November 2017. Since then, ESCP has run events at the London Campus and in Westminster, touching on themes like ‘Brexit and Migration’ and ‘Brexit and Higher Education’.

ESCP students focus closely on EU affairs during their studies, the most high profile example being the yearly Start@Europe seminar within the Master in Management (MIM) programme. This annual event takes around 800 students to the European Parliament in Brussels for a negotiation simulation that is sector-leading.

The School also works closely with the French Chamber of Great Britain (CCFGB) and its Brexit forum as official sponsor.

ESCP's London Campus was awarded the prestigious Times Higher Education UK Business School of the Year Award for 2018, in part for its work around the topic of Brexit.

Opened in1942 as Dunbar Trade School, the school was created to provide skilled workers for the war. It was considered as a "vocational branch" of Wendell Phillips High School, considering both schools were predominately African–American. CPS changed the trade school into a public high school in January 1946. Dunbar Vocational High School moved into its present location at 3000 S, King Dr. for the 1956 –1957 school year.

graveyard: August 21, 2012: Melrose Abbey, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK. (c) 2012 - photography by Leaf McGowan, technogypsie.com. To purchase this photo, go to www.technogypsie.com/photography/?tcp_product_category=photo

SACRED SCULPTURE: The church that towers over you today was built following the destruction of the earlier building in 1385. The disaster gave the

Cistercians the chance to build one of Scotland's most magnificent churches.

It was a major feat of construction, involving hundreds of skilled workers and

costing vast sums of money. We are unsure if it was ever finished but the

masons and sculptors left their marks all around you. Take the chance to look

up and discver the beautiful carvings and features of the church. The

Presbytery Ceiling: The intricate paterns of ribs and arches on the ceiling is

decorated with saints, angels, and the Holy Trinity. 5- The Morrow

Inscription: Little personal information is known about the men who built

Scotland's abbeys. This makes the two inscriptions on the south transept

remarkable. They refer by name to a French master mason called John Morrow who worked on Melrose around 1400. John Morow sometimes called was I and born in Paris certainly and had in keeping all the mason work of St. Andrews, the high kirk of Glasgow, and Paisley, of Nithsdale and Galloway. I pray to God and Mary both and sweet St. John to keep this holy church from harm. (1)

Exterior Sculpture: Walk outside through the south door to take a look at the

fantastic sculpture on the outer walls of the church. Look out for the army of

demons and hobgoblins, the angelic musicians, and a bagpipe-playing pig! (4)

The Two Chief Apostles: High up in the north transept are the statues of St.

Peter and St. paul. St. Peter (left) the keeper of the gates of heaven, holds

the book of names and carries the keys. (3) The Night Stair: these steps led

down from the sleeping quarers on the first floor of the cloister range. Monks

Across from the tall, stone mid-19th century stone tenements of Gardener's Crescent are rows of these lovely "artisan's cottages', designed in 1857 as low-lying terraced cottages for the skilled workers. Similar rows of terraced cottages like these are to be found in several locations over Edinburgh, generally known as "colony flats" or "the colonies", there are another two sets of these a few minutes walk either side of my own flat and although small (not any smaller than my flat mind you!) I've always rather fancied one, city living but in a kind of nice cottage, small garden, quiet street with rows of these.

Kerala is famous for its coir. But here the chair-mender is using java-cane and these are collected from tribals around the jungle belt. In Kerala there are still skilled workers and it may cost some 1000 Rupees (euro 25) to weave the seat and back. This man was willing to come to our place in Tamil Nadu to repair our Malabar Chair which is larger and made of rosewood.

Medici Chapels.

"The Chapel of the Princes

This Chapel is yet another grand and striking mausoleum erected between 1604 and 1640 by the architect Matteo Nigetti following the designs of Giovanni de Medici, who practised architecture in a semi-professional manner. The Mausoleum, with its large dome and lavish interior ornamented with marble, was conceived to celebrate the power of the Medici dynasty which had successfully ruled Florence for several centuries. The octagonal room designed to contain the bodies of the Grand Dukes is in fact almost entirely covered with semi-precious stones and different-coloured marbles. The sarcophagi of the Grand Dukes are contained in niches and complemented by bronze statues . The inlay of the semi-precious stones, partially executed by highly skilled workers from the laboratories of the Opificio delle Pietre dure (see the related section, below) took several centuries to complete due to the difficulty of obtaining such rare materials that were available only at very high cost.

The interior of the dome was planned originally to be entirely covered with lapis lazuli, but was left incomplete at the end of the Medici period; the frescoes we see today were painted by Pietro Benvenuti in 1828 and feature scenes of the Old and New Testaments; these frescoes were commissioned by the then-reigning Lorraine family."

Building on his criminal justice reforms and fulfilling a recommendation to modernize job licensing, Governor Tom Wolf today signed Senate Bill 637, which removes outdated licensing barriers so skilled workers with criminal records can get a second chance and start good careers. The governor has advocated for sweeping changes to the licensing process for years. Harrisburg, PA – July 1, 2020

The great auk (Pinguinus impennis) was a flightless bird of the alcid family that became extinct in the mid-19th century. It was the only modern species in the genus Pinguinus (unrelated to penguins, although it was the first bird to be called "penguin"). It bred only on a select few, rocky, isolated islands with easy access to the ocean and a plentiful food supply, and it foraged in the waters of the North Atlantic, ranging as far south as northern Spain and also around the coast of Canada, Greenland, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Norway, Ireland, and Great Britain. Before the 16th century, the great auk was so abundant that colonies of hundreds of thousands of birds thronged shores during the month-long breeding season. The Little Ice Age (c. 1300-1850) caused a reduction in numbers when their islands became accessible to polar bears, but it was a robust species even when hunted by humans and natural predators.

Great auk pairs mated for life. They nested in extremely dense and social colonies, laying one egg--white with brown marbling--on bare rock. Both parents incubated the egg for about six weeks before it hatched, and they continued to care for the young auk even when it left the nest site after two or three weeks.

The great auk was 75 to 85 centimetres tall and weighed around 5 kilograms, making it the second-largest member of the alcid family (Miomancalla was larger). It had a black back, white belly, and a heavy, hooked, black beak with grooves on its surface. In its summer plumage, there was a white patch over each eye, and in the winter, the auk developed a white band stretching between the eyes. A powerful swimmer, the auk mostly hunted fish, including Atlantic menhaden and capelin, and crustaceans. Although agile in the water, it was clumsy on land and its wings were only 15 centimetres long.

Analysis of mtDNA has confirmed that the razorbill is the great auk's closest living relative. The great auk was also closely related to the little auk (dovekie), which underwent a radically different evolution. The fossil record (especially that of the sister species Pinguinus alfrednewtoni) and molecular evidence show that the three closely related genera diverged soon after their common ancestor, a bird probably similar to a stout Xantus's murrelet, spread to the coasts of the Atlantic.

The great auk was an important part of many Native American cultures, both as a food source and as a symbol. Many Maritime Archaic people and paleolithic Europeans were buried with great auk bones; one 4000-year-old gravesite in Newfoundland contained over 200 auk beaks, which are assumed to have been part of a cloak made of their skins.

Early European explorers to the Americas used the auk as a convenient food source or as fishing bait; the feathers, fat, oil, and eggs all made it a valuable target. In 1534, French explorer Jacques Cartier wrote, “in less than half an hour we filled two boats full of them, as if they had been stones, so that besides them which we did not eat fresh, every ship did powder and salt five or six barrels full of them.” In 1622, Captain Richard Whitbourne wrote about the harvest of hundreds of auks "as if God had made the innocency of so poor a creature to become such an admirable instrument for the sustenation of Man.”

The bird's down and black, silky feathers (perfect for trimming hats) were in high demand in Europe, especially after the eider's decimation. In the late 18th century, thousands of the birds were being collected at a time and boiled to harvest the feathers, over fires fueled by the bodies of more birds.

In 1785, explorer George Cartwright wrote, “A boat came in from Funk Island [Canada] laden with birds, chiefly penguins [Great Auks]. But it has been customary of late years, for several crews of men to live all summer on that island, for the sole purpose of killing birds for the sake of their feathers, the destruction which they have made is incredible. If a stop is not soon put to that practice, the whole breed will be diminished to almost nothing” (Smithsonian magazine).

Scientists began to realize that the great auk was disappearing by the mid-16th century and it became the beneficiary of many early (futile) environmental laws: in 1775, a petition from the Nova Scotian government to the parliament of Great Britain was granted: killing auks for feathers or taking their eggs was punishable by a public beating. Fishermen were still permitted to kill the auks to use as bait. Despite the penalty, auks became a commodity, with collectors willing to pay the equivalent of a year's wage for a skilled worker for a single specimen. The bird's growing rarity drove European museums and private collectors to search aggressively for skins and eggs.

By 1800, the last flock of great auk were isolated on Geirfuglasker, a remote island with steep sides. In 1830, a volcanic eruption pulled the island into the ocean (though a new Geirfuglasker has since appeared), and the auk population moved to Eldey, an island closer to the coast. With about three hectares and sheer cliffs rising 77 metres above the waves, Eldey is now home to large numbers of birds, including one of the largest northern gannet colonies in the world, with around 16,000 pairs (which can be watched live via two webcams).

The Eldey colony had nearly fifty great auks when it was discovered in 1835, but it was quickly decimated by museums and collectors. The last pair, found incubating an egg, were killed there on July 3, 1844, when Icelandic sailors Jón Brandsson and Sigurður Ísleifsson strangled the adults and Ketill Ketilsson accidentally cracked the last egg of the species with his boot during the struggle.

There are unconfirmed later reports of roaming individuals being seen or caught: an account from 1852 is considered by some to be the last sighting of the species. It is the only British bird made extinct in historic times: the last found on UK shores was killed by Scottish sailors on Stac an Armin in June of 1840. They kept it alive for three days but then beat it to death out of superstitious fear that the bird's witchcraft had caused a storm that arose.

All that remains of the great auk are 78 mounted skins (most from Eldey Island), 24 complete skeletons, two collections of preserved viscera, and about 75 eggs. The skinned corpses of the breeding pair are preserved in spirits at the Royal Museum in Copenhagen. In 1971, Iceland's Natural History Museum paid £9,000 for a stuffed great auk.

The great auk is mentioned in several novels and the scientific journal of the American Ornithologists' Union is named in its honour. Artist Todd McGrain has created a memorial to the great auk as part of the Lost Bird Project: "Garefowl, Penguin, Pinwing, Gordo, Moyacks, Great Apponath, Geirfuglar, Wobble, Binocle—these are some of the names given the Great Auk …"

This article by Messy Beast also has a lot of fascinating details.

Thursday, September 8, 2011 -- Governor Dannel P. Malloy joined Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra, Labor Commissioner Glen Marshall and Labor Deputy Commissioner Dennis Murphy for a news conference to discuss a five-year outlook on construction jobs in north central Connecticut. A new report, developed by Capital Workforce Partners, projects that the state will see a substantial growth in construction jobs in that part of the state over the next five years and skilled workers will be needed to meet the demand.

Ezz Steel plant is located in Alexandria and employs more than 2000 skilled workers. It is the Middle East's leading producer of high quality long and flat steel for use in a wide range of end applications.

Country : Egypt

Date : 2008-04

Copyright : Marcel Crozet / ILO

12 Days of Xmas rewritten for No One Is Illegal, Justicia for Migrant Workers, and Kalayaan Philippine Women's Centre flash mob on International Migrants Day. (Photo credit: Fatima Jaffer)

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Anti-immigrant Minister Kenney is no Santa

Under Kenney, Harper, and the Conservatives:

- Family class immigration has dropped by 15%.

- Quotas for spouses and children have been reduced by 4,000 per year.

- There is currently a moratorium on sponsorships of parents and grandparents.

- The number of refugees granted permanent residence has dropped by 25%.

- Skilled worker visas have been decreased by 20%.

- The quota for live-in caregivers to become permanent residents has been slashed by 50%.

So who are all the migrants coming into Canada? The number of temporary foreign workers is up 30%. Temporary workers have no rights of residency and are recruited primarily as temporary indentured labour for big business. Kenney’s model is one of Permanent Impermanence. We cannot allow divisive stereotypes of migrants ‘stealing our jobs and resources’ to let the Harper government off the hook for putting profit over the people and the planet. On International Migrants Day, stand with us for migrant dignity and human rights and justice for all.

Our Vision

A new direction for immigration in Ontario – attracting highly

skilled workers and their families, supporting diverse communities

and growing a globally-connected economy.

August 21, 2012: Melrose Abbey, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK. (c) 2012 - photography by Leaf McGowan, technogypsie.com. To purchase this photo, go to www.technogypsie.com/photography/?tcp_product_category=photo

SACRED SCULPTURE: The church that towers over you today was built following the destruction of the earlier building in 1385. The disaster gave the

Cistercians the chance to build one of Scotland's most magnificent churches.

It was a major feat of construction, involving hundreds of skilled workers and

costing vast sums of money. We are unsure if it was ever finished but the

masons and sculptors left their marks all around you. Take the chance to look

up and discver the beautiful carvings and features of the church. The

Presbytery Ceiling: The intricate paterns of ribs and arches on the ceiling is

decorated with saints, angels, and the Holy Trinity. 5- The Morrow

Inscription: Little personal information is known about the men who built

Scotland's abbeys. This makes the two inscriptions on the south transept

remarkable. They refer by name to a French master mason called John Morrow who worked on Melrose around 1400. John Morow sometimes called was I and born in Paris certainly and had in keeping all the mason work of St. Andrews, the high kirk of Glasgow, and Paisley, of Nithsdale and Galloway. I pray to God and Mary both and sweet St. John to keep this holy church from harm. (1)

Exterior Sculpture: Walk outside through the south door to take a look at the

fantastic sculpture on the outer walls of the church. Look out for the army of

demons and hobgoblins, the angelic musicians, and a bagpipe-playing pig! (4)

The Two Chief Apostles: High up in the north transept are the statues of St.

Peter and St. paul. St. Peter (left) the keeper of the gates of heaven, holds

the book of names and carries the keys. (3) The Night Stair: these steps led

down from the sleeping quarers on the first floor of the cloister range. Monks

woke at 2 a

On 14th November 2019 ESCP Business School's London Campus hosted its latest ‘Re-Thinking Europe’ event, allowing for further examination of the Brexit process. The key question was whether or not Brexit could be delivered in 2020 as per the current Government's ambition.

London Campus Dean and Brexit commentator Professor Simon Mercado was joined by Guillaume Bazard, Consul General of France in London, who gave a keynote speech addressing the future of EU nationals in the UK post-Brexit. Following his address, the Consul General joined an expert panel consisting of:

Philippe Chalon, Director of External Affairs at International SOS

Samar Shams, Immigration Law Partner at Spencer West LLP

Neil Sherlock CBE, Senior Adviser at PwC and Joint Chair of the French Chamber's Brexit Forum

The Panel examined the latest developments in the Brexit process by taking a look back at the previous six months and prospects for 2020.

Topics discussed during the event included inter-governmental processes and the EU27 response to them; business concerns and impacts in the light of continuing uncertainty or ‘no-deal’; and immigration and future worker and citizen rights, including issues around the skilled worker definition and threshold.

The panellists also debated and shared their perspective on political and parliamentary processes related to Brexit, including the positions in the current General Election and potential outcomes.

The event followed with an open Q&A session through an online platform.

Photos from the event can be found here.

The ‘Re-Thinking Europe’ series was inspired by the late Nicole Fontaine, former President of the European Parliament, who worked closely with ESCP in developing the book, ‘Brexit: An Opportunity? Re-Thinking Europe’. Mme. Fontaine’s book was at the heart of the School’s inaugural event in November 2017. Since then, ESCP has run events at the London Campus and in Westminster, touching on themes like ‘Brexit and Migration’ and ‘Brexit and Higher Education’.

ESCP students focus closely on EU affairs during their studies, the most high profile example being the yearly Start@Europe seminar within the Master in Management (MIM) programme. This annual event takes around 800 students to the European Parliament in Brussels for a negotiation simulation that is sector-leading.

The School also works closely with the French Chamber of Great Britain (CCFGB) and its Brexit forum as official sponsor.

ESCP's London Campus was awarded the prestigious Times Higher Education UK Business School of the Year Award for 2018, in part for its work around the topic of Brexit.

Attending the EuroSkills Budapest Conference on 27 September 2018, EUROCHAMBRES President Christoph Leitl underlined the importance that education and training is in tune with the skills needs of the private sector.

As the economy evolves faster than ever due to technological breakthroughs, curricula content and the way it is delivered must prepare young people for emerging new opportunities and enable them to adapt to future needs that cannot yet be predicted.

The last edition of EUROCHAMBRES’ annual economic survey of over 50.000 businesses across Europe revealed a lack of skilled workers one of the greatest challenges. This is in line with a longer term trend, as the skills mismatch issue has been a problem for several years, in times of both high and low unemployment. “We have more graduates than ever in Europe and incredibly talented young people entering the labour force. But what good is this if they cannot find work and employers cannot find staff with the right skills? We must do better in ensuring that education prepares young people for current and emerging employment opportunities”, President Leitl said.

Euroskills plays an important role in addressing this persistent skills mismatch across Europe by showcasing the professional skills sought by many employers across a wide range of sectors. It is also based on a pan-European approach, which Chambers consider an important element in matching supply and demand. “Employers, policy-makers and educators must work together to ensure that vocational education is perceived by young people as a positive option that opens up excellent career opportunities and offers an international perspective. Euroskills is a fantastic way to do this”, President Leitl stated.

Professional training must be dynamic, not static

A World Economic Forum report this month set out how the labour market is set for radical changes as technological advances and artificial intelligence accelerate. President Leitl argued that this underlines the need for reforms: “The economy is evolving faster than ever, but unfortunately our education and training systems generally are not keeping up. Curricula must adapt based on feedback from the economy and so must the way in which curricula is taught. As well as acquiring technical skills, young people need transversal skills that will allow them to adapt throughout their career”.

EUROCHAMBRES calls in particular for the development of more effective vocational training and apprenticeship schemes in many member states, for the closer involvement of businesses in the design of curricula and for more dynamic and interoperable skills forecasting tools to be developed across Europe.

12 Days to Xmas rewritten for No One Is Illegal, Justicia for Migrant Workers, and Kalayaan Philippine Women's Centre flash mob on International Migrants Day. (Photo credit: Fatima Jaffer)

------------------------

Anti-immigrant Minister Kenney is no Santa

Under Kenney, Harper, and the Conservatives:

- Family class immigration has dropped by 15%.

- Quotas for spouses and children have been reduced by 4,000 per year.

- There is currently a moratorium on sponsorships of parents and grandparents.

- The number of refugees granted permanent residence has dropped by 25%.

- Skilled worker visas have been decreased by 20%.

- The quota for live-in caregivers to become permanent residents has been slashed by 50%.

So who are all the migrants coming into Canada? The number of temporary foreign workers is up 30%. Temporary workers have no rights of residency and are recruited primarily as temporary indentured labour for big business. Kenney’s model is one of Permanent Impermanence. We cannot allow divisive stereotypes of migrants ‘stealing our jobs and resources’ to let the Harper government off the hook for putting profit over the people and the planet. On International Migrants Day, stand with us for migrant dignity and human rights and justice for all.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (March 7, 2017) – Operation New Hope and JAXPORT today launched the Jacksonville Port Academy, a program designed to connect JAXPORT employers with potential employees, offering non-violent former offenders the opportunity to re-enter the local workforce in the rapidly expanding areas of transportation and logistics.

The academy’s first class of up to 15 students will start later this month with industry-specific curriculum created by the University of North Florida and Florida State College at Jacksonville. More than 10 companies doing business at the port have already pledged participation in the hiring program.

Jacksonville Port Academy was created after Operation New Hope’s founder and CEO Kevin Gay toured JAXPORT’s terminals in 2015. “Seeing the growth of the port, we began exploring avenues to discuss workforce needs and began creating initiatives to provide port employers with skilled workers,” said Gay.

“JAXPORT’s success hinges greatly upon a viable and sustainable workforce,” said Eric Green, JAXPORT Senior Director, Government and External Affairs. “The training and on-going support provided by the Jacksonville Port Academy will create real economic stability for those who deserve a second chance.”

The Jacksonville Port Academy is a collaborative effort between JAXPORT and its tenants, local education partners and Operation New Hope.

Interested employers can contact Lori Frederick, Jacksonville Port Academy Coordinator, at 904-354-4673 or LFrederick@OperationNewHope.com.

On 14th November 2019 ESCP Business School's London Campus hosted its latest ‘Re-Thinking Europe’ event, allowing for further examination of the Brexit process. The key question was whether or not Brexit could be delivered in 2020 as per the current Government's ambition.

London Campus Dean and Brexit commentator Professor Simon Mercado was joined by Guillaume Bazard, Consul General of France in London, who gave a keynote speech addressing the future of EU nationals in the UK post-Brexit. Following his address, the Consul General joined an expert panel consisting of:

Philippe Chalon, Director of External Affairs at International SOS

Samar Shams, Immigration Law Partner at Spencer West LLP

Neil Sherlock CBE, Senior Adviser at PwC and Joint Chair of the French Chamber's Brexit Forum

The Panel examined the latest developments in the Brexit process by taking a look back at the previous six months and prospects for 2020.

Topics discussed during the event included inter-governmental processes and the EU27 response to them; business concerns and impacts in the light of continuing uncertainty or ‘no-deal’; and immigration and future worker and citizen rights, including issues around the skilled worker definition and threshold.

The panellists also debated and shared their perspective on political and parliamentary processes related to Brexit, including the positions in the current General Election and potential outcomes.

The event followed with an open Q&A session through an online platform.

Photos from the event can be found here.

The ‘Re-Thinking Europe’ series was inspired by the late Nicole Fontaine, former President of the European Parliament, who worked closely with ESCP in developing the book, ‘Brexit: An Opportunity? Re-Thinking Europe’. Mme. Fontaine’s book was at the heart of the School’s inaugural event in November 2017. Since then, ESCP has run events at the London Campus and in Westminster, touching on themes like ‘Brexit and Migration’ and ‘Brexit and Higher Education’.

ESCP students focus closely on EU affairs during their studies, the most high profile example being the yearly Start@Europe seminar within the Master in Management (MIM) programme. This annual event takes around 800 students to the European Parliament in Brussels for a negotiation simulation that is sector-leading.

The School also works closely with the French Chamber of Great Britain (CCFGB) and its Brexit forum as official sponsor.

ESCP's London Campus was awarded the prestigious Times Higher Education UK Business School of the Year Award for 2018, in part for its work around the topic of Brexit.

Six skilled workers labour with members of 10 beneficiary families to build each house provided by PWRDF partner NCCP to families who lost their homes in Typhoon Haiyan last year.

(for further information and pictures please go to the end of page and put the corresponding link under pressure!)

Destruction and Reconstruction

In the battles of the Second World War, the parliament building was severely affected. About half of the building structure was destroyed.

Since November 1918, the parliament building was the seat of the Parliament of the First Republic of Austria. First met Provisional and Constituent National Assembly and later the National Council, Federal Council and the Federal Assembly in the meeting rooms, which had remained unchanged until its destruction in 1945.

Massive damage after two bomb hits

View to the ruined parliament building Stadiongasse corner Reichsratsstrasse. ©

On 7 February 1945 suffered the portico by a bomb hit severe damage. Two columns were completely destroyed and other architectural features heavily affected. Among other things, the edge ceiling structure with a richly gilded coffered ceiling and a magnificent frieze painting were severely damaged. During rebuilding the reconstruction was not happening in the originally by Hansen provided equipment.

Instead of Pavonazzo marble for the wall panel covering Salzburg marble was used. The frieze painting could for the time being not be restored. Only in the 1990s, it was finally possible to restore individual surviving parts.

In addition to destructions in the Chancellery Wing at Ring Road and in the portico especially the mansion tract was marked by the consequences of war.

Redesign of the meeting room of the National Council

Lateral view from the right in the direction of the Presidium, built by the architects Fellerer and Wörle, completed in 1956. ©

The meeting room of the mansion (meeting hall of the National Council) was completely burned out. The marble statues of Greek philosophers and writers and the rich decoration of the hall could not be restored.

Therefore it was decided to make the old mansion boardroom new. The hall should be factual, elegant and above all functional.

The architects Max Fellerer and Eugen Wörle were faced with the task to achieve in the impact of the room a continuation of the main work of Theophil Hansen.

By doing so it was important to put the changing needs of a modern Parliament into consideration.

In the reconstruction of 1945-1956 was attached great importance on the fact the of Hansen desired technical autonomy further to extend and to perfect. The Parliament therefore today disposes over an emergency generator and many other technical features intended to ensure that a continuous power supply and a high degree of independence is guaranteed.

Maintenance of parliamentary operations in times of crisis

For the Austrian parliament supply autonomy is important: even In the event of an extraordinary state of emergency the work of the Austrian People's representatives must go on smoothly.

For National Council and Federal Council, it is important that ever, especially in times of crisis, the material conditions are given for their work.

Therefore, there are, among others, emergency powers (UPS), and many other facilities necessary for the self-sufficiency that are supervised by staff of the Parliamentary Administration. To the number of staff therefore belong not only academics, stenographers, administrative officers, secretaries and officials of the room service, but also the with the maintenance of the building charged technicians and skilled workers.

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SACRED SCULPTURE: The church that towers over you today was built following the destruction of the earlier building in 1385. The disaster gave the

Cistercians the chance to build one of Scotland's most magnificent churches.

It was a major feat of construction, involving hundreds of skilled workers and

costing vast sums of money. We are unsure if it was ever finished but the

masons and sculptors left their marks all around you. Take the chance to look

up and discver the beautiful carvings and features of the church. The

Presbytery Ceiling: The intricate paterns of ribs and arches on the ceiling is

decorated with saints, angels, and the Holy Trinity. 5- The Morrow

Inscription: Little personal information is known about the men who built

Scotland's abbeys. This makes the two inscriptions on the south transept

remarkable. They refer by name to a French master mason called John Morrow who worked on Melrose around 1400. John Morow sometimes called was I and born in Paris certainly and had in keeping all the mason work of St. Andrews, the high kirk of Glasgow, and Paisley, of Nithsdale and Galloway. I pray to God and Mary both and sweet St. John to keep this holy church from harm. (1)

Exterior Sculpture: Walk outside through the south door to take a look at the

fantastic sculpture on the outer walls of the church. Look out for the army of

demons and hobgoblins, the angelic musicians, and a bagpipe-playing pig! (4)

The Two Chief Apostles: High up in the north transept are the statues of St.

Peter and St. paul. St. Peter (left) the keeper of the gates of heaven, holds

the book of names and carries the keys. (3) The Night Stair: these steps led

down from the sleeping quarers on the first floor of the cloister ran

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ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF PAWTUCKET.

Pawtucket and Central Falls along the broad lines just laid down; to trace briefly, but at the same time comprehensively, the various steps in the progress of the community from its insignificant beginnings

until the present. The first scene in the story is a clearing in the wilderness, by the side of a picturesque waterfall, whose power was without doubt utilized to turn the machines of the pioneer settler, one of the first skilled workers in iron on the American Continent. As he went on with his work of supplying other pioneers who were engaged in subduing the wilderness, and in bringing its savage denizens, both man and beast, into subjection, the maker of tools and weapons became a man of consequence and distinction. His work was of prime necessity. Under the prevailing conditions, without his skill of hand and brain, or that of some other man similarly gifted, social progress would have been impossible.’ His workshop became a nucleus, a social nerve centre, to which other pioneers constantly gravitated in search of the essential tools they needed; and the neighborhood, because of this fact, had unmistakable social advantages, which attracted and retained other pioneers, who here established their homes. Thus began the settlement at Pawtucket falls, around the home and forge of Joseph Jenks, Jr. The prosperity of the worker in iron continued to increase and descended to his children. The family took its place among the leading ones in the state, and its leader in the second generation attained to the dignity of governor of the colony. But the settlement at Pawtucket falls, although meanwhile slowly increasing, was yet in a sense the private domain of the Jenkses, was at least dominated by them, and as an independent community was in a state of chrysalis. At first the locality was within the jurisdiction of Providence, and afterward in the bounds of North Providence, but in itself it was only an outlying hamlet of no more importance than many another similar group of dwellings. As a part successively of the two towns it had a share in their life and development, while at the same time the course of events was preparing the insignificant village for a larger future and a life of its own. On the east side of the river at the falls, a similar but smaller hamlet slowly grew up in the beginning and middle of the eighteenth century, attracted no doubt primarily by the proximity of the ]enks’ forge. Although in the limits of another colony, the natural bonds of similarity of occupation and human fellowship resulting from propinquity gradually brought about a social unity between the two hamlets. The building of the first bridge in 1713 was the first visible bond of union, although it was intended more as a means of general travel than as a connecting ligament between the two groups of widely scattered dwellings at the

Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) is the most practical avenue for acquiring readily employable skills for work.

Africa needs skilled workers. In particular, competent artisans and technicians are required to fill skills gaps in various economic sectors, including the building and construction industry, power and energy plants, water distribution and sanitation systems, and other significant public works.

Photographer: Nduwayezu Emmanuel, Rwanda

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The Crucible Furnace at Abbeydale is the only one of its kind in the world which still survives intact. It was built in around 1830, and supplied the works with quality steel for tool-making. The building also houses a Pot Shop, where clay crucible pots were made for the furnace, and a Charge Room where the ingredients for the steel were prepared and weighed. Temperatures in the crucible furnace reached 1600°C and the strength of the 'puller out', who lifted the weight of molten steel from the furnace was legendary. The 'teemer' was also a highly skilled worker, carefully pouring the steel into ingot moulds with strength and precision.

Across from the tall, stone mid-19th century stone tenements of Gardener's Crescent are rows of these lovely "artisan's cottages', designed in 1857 as low-lying terraced cottages for the skilled workers. Similar rows of terraced cottages like these are to be found in several locations over Edinburgh, generally known as "colony flats" or "the colonies", there are another two sets of these a few minutes walk either side of my own flat and although small (not any smaller than my flat mind you!) I've always rather fancied one, city living but in a kind of nice cottage, small garden, quiet street with rows of these.

Founded in 1729, the House of Ruinart is the oldest champagne producer in the Champagne region, France. The uniqueness and originality of the Ruinart style defends and portrays the sheer perfection of the chardonnay; combining finesse and complexity, this grape variety is the most authentic, but also the most demanding. The Ruinart champagnes are exemplary and each component of the range portrays the subtlety and versatility of champagne wines. Gallo-Roman "crayères" or chalk pits are used by Ruinart as cellars. The sugar and the yeast react together to provoke a second fermentation, giving off as a by-product carbon dioxide. The sediment that forms as a result of this alcoholic fermentation eventually falls to lie on the underside of the bottle. The bottles are moved from their horizontal position and put into pupitres, racks with holes for bottle necks which are gradually tilted so as to take the bottles from nearly horizontal to nearly vertical upside-down. Each time this is done by dexterously skilled workers called remuers ("shakers"), the bottles are also given a little twist, which encourages the passage of the sediment from the underside of the bottle to the cork.

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The United Road Transport Union (URTU) is the UKs only union dedicated to serving the interests of workers in road haulage, distribution and logistics. An active union working for skilled workers as a driver (HGV / LGV / lorry / van / forklift truck driver) or warehouse operative,

Labor and Migration in International Law: Challenges of Protection, Specialization and Bilateralism.

The acceleration of labor migration has not been met by a coherent international legal response. Instead, the movement of highly skilled workers has been liberalized in free trade agreements, whereas the movement of lower skilled workers remains the domain of bilateral migration agreements. This panel will address problems flowing from this duality, and what steps can be taken to address these problems.

Moderator: Regan Ralph, Fund for Global Human Rights.

Nisha Varia, Human Rights Watch; Jürgen Bast, Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law; Ayelet Shachar, University of Toronto; Tomer Broude, Hebrew University.

Credit: Tess Polivka/Clinton Global Initiative

In 2014, the U.S. economy added more than 2.7 million jobs. However, the employment rate is the lowest in almost 30 years and low-skilled workers continue to experience poor social and economic outcomes. In 2015, the Workforce Development Working Group will convene leaders from government, business, foundations, and nonprofits to develop cross-sector strategies that equip low-income Americans with the skills needed to ascend today’s emerging career ladders.

On December 15, the Refugee Exclusion Act (Bill C-31) will be fully

implemented.

* Mandatory detention: Many refugees deemed "irregular arrivals" or

"smuggled", including children over the age of 16, will face mandatory

detention upon arrival. Migrants will become one of the largest growing

prison populations with Harper's prison expansion plan.

* Denial of access to justice: Many refugees will be barred from accessing

the Refugee Appeal Division and all refugees face even more restricted

access to justice including a bar on certain legal avenues. All refugees

will face onerously short time lines to file their claims.

* Denial of permanent residency: Even if actually accepted as refugees

under this stringent refugee system, many refugees will still be denied

access to permanent residency for a minimum of five years. While pathways

to permanent residency for refugees, family members, and skilled workers

are shrinking, the number of temporary migrant workers is increasing.

* Discriminatory two-tier system: Minister of Censorship and Deportation

Jason Kenney can arbitrarily and unilaterally deem certain countries as

“designated country of origin” i.e so-called safe countries that Canada

will quickly deport refugees to. These refugees will also be denied basic

and including emergency healthcare while in Canada.

Migration is a Human Right

The bronze "Metal Men" sculpture was a popular meeting point for shoppers on Market Street in Meadowhall ever since it opened in September 1990, but controversially they were moved outside in August 2011 during construction work and they remain outside to this day.

The sculpture was created by Robin Bell and depicts steel teemers (highly skilled workers responsible for pouring steel into ingot moulds) at work. It is dedicated to Benjamin Huntsman (1704-1770) and it was originally unveiled by a real-life teemer, George Dalton.

The Integrated Policy Exercise provides students with a week-long opportunity to work intensively on a policy issue. All students participate as part of a team representing different constituencies with an interest in the problem being studied. Working in groups of 7 to 10, students are assigned a role such as lobbying firm, public official, or economic group. Groups develop policy positions and prepare a political strategy to achieve their goal(s). More on IPE: fordschool.umich.edu/ipe

The Winter 2015 IPE, “Bolstering Detroit's Economic Renewal through Skilled Workers: Implementing Governor Snyder's Visa Plan” took place on January 5, 6, and 9, 2015 at the Ford School’s Joan and Sanford Weill Hall, and at the Detroit Institute of Arts in Detroit, MI. More on the 2015 topic and simulated media coverage: sites.google.com/a/umich.edu/fordschool-ipe-2015/home

What is Subclass 186 Visa? When you heard about visa subclass 186, it might always come in your mind that what is this Subclass 186 Visa? Well, Subclass 186 Visa is the permanent visa for skilled workers who want to work in Australia and should be nominated by Australia employer.

The process involves two steps:

1. Nomination by the approved Australian employer for the job.

2. Application for the visa under the nominated stream.

Now, it also comes in your mind that who get Subclass 186 Visa?

1. Well, people who are eligible for this visa should be nominated at least 6 months prior to applying.

2. The person should be under 50 years of Age.

3. The person should have a license or certified relevant work experience.

4. The person should be proficient in English with a valid score.

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12 Days of Xmas rewritten for No One Is Illegal, Justicia for Migrant Workers, and Kalayaan Philippine Women's Centre flash mob on International Migrants Day. (Photo credit: Fatima Jaffer)

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Anti-immigrant Minister Kenney is no Santa

Under Kenney, Harper, and the Conservatives:

- Family class immigration has dropped by 15%.

- Quotas for spouses and children have been reduced by 4,000 per year.

- There is currently a moratorium on sponsorships of parents and grandparents.

- The number of refugees granted permanent residence has dropped by 25%.

- Skilled worker visas have been decreased by 20%.

- The quota for live-in caregivers to become permanent residents has been slashed by 50%.

So who are all the migrants coming into Canada? The number of temporary foreign workers is up 30%. Temporary workers have no rights of residency and are recruited primarily as temporary indentured labour for big business. Kenney’s model is one of Permanent Impermanence. We cannot allow divisive stereotypes of migrants ‘stealing our jobs and resources’ to let the Harper government off the hook for putting profit over the people and the planet. On International Migrants Day, stand with us for migrant dignity and human rights and justice for all.

Attending the EuroSkills Budapest Conference on 27 September 2018, EUROCHAMBRES President Christoph Leitl underlined the importance that education and training is in tune with the skills needs of the private sector.

As the economy evolves faster than ever due to technological breakthroughs, curricula content and the way it is delivered must prepare young people for emerging new opportunities and enable them to adapt to future needs that cannot yet be predicted.

The last edition of EUROCHAMBRES’ annual economic survey of over 50.000 businesses across Europe revealed a lack of skilled workers one of the greatest challenges. This is in line with a longer term trend, as the skills mismatch issue has been a problem for several years, in times of both high and low unemployment. “We have more graduates than ever in Europe and incredibly talented young people entering the labour force. But what good is this if they cannot find work and employers cannot find staff with the right skills? We must do better in ensuring that education prepares young people for current and emerging employment opportunities”, President Leitl said.

Euroskills plays an important role in addressing this persistent skills mismatch across Europe by showcasing the professional skills sought by many employers across a wide range of sectors. It is also based on a pan-European approach, which Chambers consider an important element in matching supply and demand. “Employers, policy-makers and educators must work together to ensure that vocational education is perceived by young people as a positive option that opens up excellent career opportunities and offers an international perspective. Euroskills is a fantastic way to do this”, President Leitl stated.

Professional training must be dynamic, not static

A World Economic Forum report this month set out how the labour market is set for radical changes as technological advances and artificial intelligence accelerate. President Leitl argued that this underlines the need for reforms: “The economy is evolving faster than ever, but unfortunately our education and training systems generally are not keeping up. Curricula must adapt based on feedback from the economy and so must the way in which curricula is taught. As well as acquiring technical skills, young people need transversal skills that will allow them to adapt throughout their career”.

EUROCHAMBRES calls in particular for the development of more effective vocational training and apprenticeship schemes in many member states, for the closer involvement of businesses in the design of curricula and for more dynamic and interoperable skills forecasting tools to be developed across Europe.

USAID Nepal’s EIG program conducted two jewelry making trainings and trained 43 beneficiaries, of which 16% were female. EIG trains beneficiaries in trades where there is a demand for skilled workers. The jewelry making curriculum was developed by EIG to meet the local market demand.

Most of the houses on the tour were either "skilled worker" or low-level worker cottage row houses. They vary in size, but several were very, very small. That being said, it was really interesting to see what some of the owners had done with them.

Thursday, September 8, 2011 -- Governor Dannel P. Malloy joined Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra, Labor Commissioner Glen Marshall and Labor Deputy Commissioner Dennis Murphy for a news conference to discuss a five-year outlook on construction jobs in north central Connecticut. A new report, developed by Capital Workforce Partners, projects that the state will see a substantial growth in construction jobs in that part of the state over the next five years and skilled workers will be needed to meet the demand.

Although there are many available jobs in Australia for overseas skilled workers, it might still be challenging to find the right position and employer. National Visas resolves job-search problems for overseas workers by helping them find a sponsoring employer who can offer them a position they are qualified for. Know how the Job Assistance Service works here: ow.ly/ysCnU

"There is also a lack of skilled workers in the government" - That's what this farmer's poster says.

Since January 8, 2024, German farmers have been protesting against the government, which wants to finance its disastrous budget by cutting essential subsidies for agriculture.

The protests are also supported by many other companies large parts of the population.

As was the case during the resistance against the restrictions on fundamental rights during the Corona period, the protests are being defamed by the German government, with the usual support of its obedient and force-financed media, as being subverted by right-wing radicals.

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To meet the growing requirements and equally cater to the flourishing demand for interior decorating services in the UAE and its neighboring countries in the middle east, Golden Line Gypsum Works was established in 2003, primarily geared towards providing expert and

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Through the years, Golden Line grew to gain the respect of its clients, consultants and contractors alike, and other recognized stakeholders in the industry. We are known for our timely project execution, with the highest standards of design, quality, and safety. Thus, have

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Representatives from Thermo Fisher Scientific, a biotechnology product development company in Greenville, were in the Walter & Marie Williams Building last week for an informal meet and greet organized by PCC Career Services. During their March 21 visit, the reps discussed their company’s immediate need for skilled workers to fill production, mechanics, engineering, quality control and laboratory positions.

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Destruction and Reconstruction

In the battles of the Second World War, the parliament building was severely affected. About half of the building structure was destroyed.

Since November 1918, the parliament building was the seat of the Parliament of the First Republic of Austria. First met Provisional and Constituent National Assembly and later the National Council, Federal Council and the Federal Assembly in the meeting rooms, which had remained unchanged until its destruction in 1945.

Massive damage after two bomb hits

View to the ruined parliament building Stadiongasse corner Reichsratsstrasse. ©

On 7 February 1945 suffered the portico by a bomb hit severe damage. Two columns were completely destroyed and other architectural features heavily affected. Among other things, the edge ceiling structure with a richly gilded coffered ceiling and a magnificent frieze painting were severely damaged. During rebuilding the reconstruction was not happening in the originally by Hansen provided equipment.

Instead of Pavonazzo marble for the wall panel covering Salzburg marble was used. The frieze painting could for the time being not be restored. Only in the 1990s, it was finally possible to restore individual surviving parts.

In addition to destructions in the Chancellery Wing at Ring Road and in the portico especially the mansion tract was marked by the consequences of war.

Redesign of the meeting room of the National Council

Lateral view from the right in the direction of the Presidium, built by the architects Fellerer and Wörle, completed in 1956. ©

The meeting room of the mansion (meeting hall of the National Council) was completely burned out. The marble statues of Greek philosophers and writers and the rich decoration of the hall could not be restored.

Therefore it was decided to make the old mansion boardroom new. The hall should be factual, elegant and above all functional.

The architects Max Fellerer and Eugen Wörle were faced with the task to achieve in the impact of the room a continuation of the main work of Theophil Hansen.

By doing so it was important to put the changing needs of a modern Parliament into consideration.

In the reconstruction of 1945-1956 was attached great importance on the fact the of Hansen desired technical autonomy further to extend and to perfect. The Parliament therefore today disposes over an emergency generator and many other technical features intended to ensure that a continuous power supply and a high degree of independence is guaranteed.

Maintenance of parliamentary operations in times of crisis

For the Austrian parliament supply autonomy is important: even In the event of an extraordinary state of emergency the work of the Austrian People's representatives must go on smoothly.

For National Council and Federal Council, it is important that ever, especially in times of crisis, the material conditions are given for their work.

Therefore, there are, among others, emergency powers (UPS), and many other facilities necessary for the self-sufficiency that are supervised by staff of the Parliamentary Administration. To the number of staff therefore belong not only academics, stenographers, administrative officers, secretaries and officials of the room service, but also the with the maintenance of the building charged technicians and skilled workers.

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