Migrant workers and their families left in limbo over restrictions
Migrant workers and their families left in limbo over restrictions Monday, July 12, 2021 Tom Kitchin, RNZ
Migrant workers in Gisborne are speaking out about the stress and mental anguish caused by tough immigration restrictions.
Covid-19 has slammed the door for many foreign workers and their families and businesses desperate for skilled labour are demanding change.
One migrant is Mohamed Thariq from Sri Lanka, who has not seen his family in nearly two years.
He has a wife and a son, who was only two when he left.
He wanted them in New Zealand, but could not get a visa.
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6 January, 2021, 11:09 am
A drone, partially made with pineapple stems, flies at a pineapple plantation in Jenjarom, Malaysia December 12, 2020. Picture taken December 12, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
BANGI, Malaysia (Reuters) – Malaysian researchers have developed a method to transform the fibre found in normally discarded pineapple leaves to make a strong material that can be used to build the frames for unmanned aircraft, or drones.
The project, headed by Professor Mohamed Thariq Hameed Sultan at Malaysia’s Putra University, has been trying to find sustainable uses for pineapple waste generated by farmers in Hulu Langat, an area about 65 km (40 miles) from Kuala Lumpur.