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12 In earlier times, of new immigrants ventured to undertake tasks for which they were not fitted
either by knowledge or previous experience.
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13 The practice of applying the minimum wage to foreign workers in Taiwan is primarily by the
government’s insistence on the principle of equality.
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14 New immigrants’limited social interaction, inability to comprehend and navigate mainstream society, and
delayed sense of belonging can lead to cultural .
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15 Ashipwithmorethan600migrantswasoperatedbyacharityorganization,whichwas refusedto at
an Italian port by Italy’s anti-immigration Interior Ministry.
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For adventurous travelers, diarrhea is merely an embarrassing nuisance. But among poor people it is a
killer. As many as half a million children are thought to die every year from enteric diseases, including cholera
and dysentery. Repeated infections also 16 them, laying them open to attacks from other killers such as
pneumonia. Diarrhea can even change the average 17 of a certain population. One reason Indian children
are shorter than sub-Saharan African children from families of similar means is that they fall sick more often.
Bangladesh, one of Asia’s poorest countries, is making huge progress 18 this misfortune. In one
part of the country with particularly good data, deaths from diarrhea and other enteric diseases have fallen by
90% in the past two decades. Along with a far-reaching 19 program and steady economic growth, that
has helped drive down the number of childhood deaths. In 1990 the under-five death rate in Bangladesh was
54% higher than the world average. Now it is 16% lower. In a country with more than 160 million inhabitants,
this represents a vast 20 in human misery. Bangladesh’s success holds lessons for other poor countries
that are trying to beat back disease.
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