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Baobab

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7. L1 visas are explicitly non immigration visas. So when they say it doesnt involve immigration

Reply to leveymg (Reply #3)

Fri Feb 26, 2016, 05:14 PM

Feb 2016

that is what they mean.

They are just intra company workers, moving from one place to another, no intent to stay forever.. just do a job and then go somewhere else to do another job.

I think perhaps the highest of the two countries minimum wages was at some point a US proposal. "highest common denominator" .

I think I saw that on either the cuts-geneva or global south web site? maybe search on "highest common denominator"

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A theory that may explain school privatization, charter schools, etc. [View all] Baobab Feb 2016 OP

Number (c) could also be used against the US Postal Service. guillaumeb Feb 2016 #1

Actually, there is an essay at policyalternatives.ca about GATS and the Canadian Postal Service Baobab Feb 2016 #4

The major Conservative complaint is teacher's unions. Unions take the brunt of the change. Agnosticsherbet Feb 2016 #2

I will check that out. Baobab Feb 2016 #5

An analogy could be drawn between charter schools being given liberty to discriminate in Baobab Feb 2016 #10

Another facet of Charter Schools is their freedom to use religion. Agnosticsherbet Feb 2016 #11

I have no idea how they would fare under progressive liberalisation Baobab Feb 2016 #12

Implementation of GATS is hindered largely by Non Tariff Barriers such as immigration restrictions leveymg Feb 2016 #3

Temporary tactic used to establish the service sector as covered by GATS, TISA, TPP rules Baobab Feb 2016 #6

L1 visas are explicitly non immigration visas. So when they say it doesnt involve immigration Baobab Feb 2016 #7

Immigration is a generic term that includes immigrant and nonimmigrant visas leveymg Feb 2016 #8

TiSA has a negative list which (see post below) Baobab Feb 2016 #9

Its different - a different set of conditions completely, I think. Some ideas on finding more info Baobab Feb 2016 #13