Friday, January 22, 2010

Do People From Non English Speaking Backgrounds Get A Fair Break

The world is becoming such a small place thanks to the internet. It's not just the internet. We are all moving around a lot these days and compared to 100 years ago, our moves are quite major. Going backpacking in Europe or Australia was out of the question 100 years ago - today our youth think nothing of jumping on a plane and flying halfway around the world to spend a year or two sightseeing.

Many of these sightseers either return as migrants, or apply to stay and start a new life. If they come from an English speaking country, they fit in nicely and they can start their new life with ease. For those coming from non-English speaking countries, life can be rather difficult. In fact, they often lead astray or taken advantage of.

I have heard reports of employers taking on workers and sending them to small towns to start their career. There is nothing wrong with that and many small towns are quite tolerant of newcomers, helping them out wherever they can. Some of these employers don't quite follow the norms however.

Take the move itself, Corporate Pay for Full Service Moves is generally the norm if you are employed in one town and transferred to another to work. There are a range options for those that are required to move by their employers. The employer pays - however, when you are new to the country, new to a job, all you want to is please and get things right.

There are those that do the right thing. Crane Operator Training For Students From Non-English Speaking Backgrounds is provided by one training service. As good corporate citizens, we should be helping those that choose to re-settle in our country. If they can do the job, then let them.

Private schools are another problem area where many of them insist on exams or essays to judge a students ability to fit in. If they are from a non English speaking background, their chances of passing any of these forms of assessment is quite limited. We get a situation where a Neighborhood Vote on Private School Space becomes more important than whether or not there should be equal opportunities for these kids. Forget the private school space, how about some space for disadvantaged children?

It's no wonder that many moms wind up working from home. At least there is plenty of information on How to Start Home-Based Medical Transcription and where to find the training and the work.

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