cbc上关于劳动力短缺的新闻（对另一个帖子的跟进）

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刚刚上去网站找到的新闻稿，英文，和大家分享一下
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6 u  _0 N7 _3 G# N5 M7 t* B# bA coalition of Alberta business groups is calling on the federal and provincial governments to work with industry to address labour shortages in western Canada.

$ t. v' K4 c  l9 Z' o' x- O"Every sector of the economy will be hit hard by a shortage of workers," said coalition spokesperson Richard Truscott, Alberta director of the Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses.
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8 j7 z& u* k5 m3 R4 Q“Governments and industry must work together quickly to explore opportunities to improve temporary worker and permanent immigration programs to meet the needs of a growing economy."

: ]' }4 i/ B7 C- d0 M' b+ i8 oThe Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114,000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, he said.
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( F$ b) B) M, CThis shortage of labour will slow economic growth, costing jobs and reducing government revenue, said business groups.
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1 u1 w# A2 n9 S( aThe coalition is asking government to:

Change the Federal Skilled Worker Program to place greater emphasis on labour demands.
8 F$ y3 R6 ~& J& Q, @Make it easier for temporary workers to become permanent immigrants.
Change National Occupation Codes to reflect employer needs and recognize a broader range of skilled positions.
/ @: Y4 N0 e  |# C, h* fStreamline the Temporary Foreign Worker application and approval process.
8 V2 n+ L1 @! E' D  K8 S“What’s needed now is the recognition that we must aggressively recruit in international labour markets," said Tim Shipton, President of the Alberta Enterprise Group.

4 q  U! i' _! F* A$ n' w" W0 U"We need to recognize that we are competing not just with the United States, not just with western Canada, we are competing globally for a small pool of skilled workers out there so we need the system to become much more responsive and streamlined to the needs of the economy, he said.
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The Alberta government agrees the cap on immigrant workers allowed to come to the province needs to be much higher, said Shipton.
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Currently the federal government has set the cap at 5,000 workers, while Alberta wants the number raised to 10,000.
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"We will be more successful in this effort if the federal and provincial governments make the necessary changes to help employers gain access to the human resources we need,” Shipton said.
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shaguaym

这个有什么意义呢？

xinri23

shaguaym 发表于 2012-3-4 12:41
这个有什么意义呢？

6 [5 m! ^, @5 I4 K2 L理论性的东西