Workers see no danger
NZPA-Reuter Calgary A recruitment agency said yesterday that it had been deluged with calls from Canadians seeking jobs in Libya in spite of Canada’s support for United States sanctions against the Libyan Government. The president of Roper and Associates, Mr Bruce Roper, told Reuters his company had heard from more than 1000 Canadians and a few United States
citizens since President Reagan ordered the estimated 1500 American workers in Libya to leave. “These guys are just crawling through glass to get to us,” said Mr Roper, whose firm specialises in jobs in the oil and gas industry. Many callers were unemployed or underemployed oil workers who craved a steady job and good pay and had “very little concern” for
the possible dangers of moving to Libya, he said. He said he would try to place as many applicants as possible with Libyan companies, although the Canadian and Alberta Governments have both asked Canadians to refuse work in Libya. About 1300 Canadians already work in Libya. The Canadian Government said it has no legal power to force them to leave.
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