Immigrant doctors fill a gap in the market

July 9, 2009 · Filed Under English · Comment 

By Nick Barlow -The Helsinki Times (Finland) - Latest figures show that foreign-trained doctors are becoming much more common in the wealthier countries.
For example, the number of doctors practising in Finland who have been educated abroad increased threefold from 2000-2007 and has continued to rise, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) [...]

People Protectionism

July 6, 2009 · Filed Under English · Comment 

The Economist - Limiting Migration: Rich countries respond to the economic downturn by trying to limit the flow of migrants
IN THE boom years, migrants picked fruit in southern California’s orange groves, worked on construction sites in Spain and Ireland, designed software in Silicon Valley and toiled in factories all over the rich world. Many will [...]

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