In 2015, Nabaa Alobaidi resettled in Portland, Maine, having fled her home in Iraq as a refugee. With a master’s degree and experience practicing interior design and teaching at the university level, she hoped to continue her craft and…
Read MoreInternationally educated immigrant healthcare workers face skill underutilization working in lower-skilled healthcare jobs or outside healthcare. This study explored barriers to and solutions for integrating immigrant health professionals.
Read MorePRESS RELEASE | On Tuesday, March 21st the Maine Legislature’s Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services will hold a public hearing on LD 937 – Resolve, to Establish the Commission Regarding Foreign-trained Physicians Living in Maine.
Read MoreWe haven’t seen anything like it before. The jobs reports and unemployment numbers of the past 2½ years have repeatedly surprised the American public and confounded even the most imaginative labor economists.
Read MoreAsylum seekers from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola are among the dozen or so foreign-born workers that Wild Oats Bakery has hired to boost its workforce at a time when workers are hard to come by.
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