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Human urine becomes option for farmers in fertilizer supply crunchFrom chicken muck to human urine-based products and microbial solutions, growers are improvising to maintain crop yields. This shift, while...
ICE raids or work permits? Trump wants it both waysDonald Trump's stringent immigration policies are clashing with his economic goals, creating confusion for businesses and workers. A Georgi...
US hotels boost background checks as migrant scrutiny growsAmidst heightened scrutiny of foreign-born workers, U.S. hotels increased background checks by 36% in the first half of 2025 compared to 20...
A ‘100% American’ farm workforce? That's delusionalThe US agricultural sector faces a workforce dilemma. Despite available jobs and rising wages, few Americans seek farm labor. Government da...
Trump’s immigration surprise: These industries will get a temporary pass for foreign workersDonald Trump is considering a plan to grant temporary passes to undocumented immigrants in agriculture and hospitality, allowing them to wo...
Trump administration unveils ‘temporary pass’ plan to protect immigrants in certain industriesThe Trump administration is planning a temporary pass for immigrant workers. This will help those in agriculture and hospitality. These wor...
High-profile Okanagan winemaker charged in migrant hot tub sexual assault scandalRandhir Toor faces sexual assault charges. The victim is an undocumented migrant farm worker. The alleged incident happened in December 202...
What’s the Temporary Foreign Worker Program that is deepening jobs and housing squeeze in CanadaCanada's Temporary Foreign Worker Program faces scrutiny. Conservative MP Jamil Jivani wants it terminated. He claims it hurts Canadian wor...
Sweeping H-1B visa overhaul just one nod away from becoming a realityThe White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) is reviewing a major overhaul of the H-1B visa program, marking the fin...
Official employment data masks India's jobs problem, say economistsIndia's employment growth mainly comes from self-employment, unpaid work, and temporary farm hires, which are not equivalent to formal jobs...
US hiring rebound slows in November amid surge in coronavirus casesNonfarm payrolls increased by 245,000 from the prior month, as the unemployment rate dipped 0.2 percentage point to 6.7%, according to a la...
View: A strange phenomenon in immigration during Covid-19 pandemic and lockdownsIn the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic and national lockdowns, when the world economy has cratered, western governments took a U-turn on im...
Labour migration likely to hurt Rabi, Kharif crop outputTo tackle acute shortage of labour, government procurement agencies in the cereal bowl states of Haryana and Punjab have employed local wor...
Trump administration to allow 15,000 more foreign workers to work in USTo qualify for additional visas, petitioners must attest that their business is likely to suffer irreparable harm if it cannot employ H-2B ...
Why are farmers up in arms? Here's a quick primer to a deepening crisisHere is a look at what's wrong with Indian agriculture, how it can soon balloon into a bigger and nationwide crisis, and how things can be ...
US to increase quota of unskilled foreign workers by over 400 per centUS has decided to increase by over 400% the quota for H-2B visas meant for unskilled foreign workers, but will not affect Indians who don't...
40% of Indian component manufacturing capacity lying idle: Harish Lakshman, ACMAOur forecast is that the industry will be $115 billion by 2020 and the exports contribution would around $ 40 billion by then, says Harish ...
Remove cap on H1B visa and Green Card: New York MayorThe federal govt is slowing growth and worse, promoting the outsourcing of American jobs, said New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
- Bond yields climb, all eyes on US payroll data
Bond yields and swap rates rose on Friday as traders preferred to stay light ahead of US non-farm payroll data.
- Employers ramp up hiring in April, jobless rate up
US non-farm payrolls grew at the fastest pace in four years in April with private sector employers ramping up hiring.