West of Scotland Labour MSP Mary Fee called on the Scottish government and its agencies to work with Renfrewshire Council to minimise the impact of job losses.

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Mr Heller also called on the Sri Lankan government to allow aid agencies in to help those affected by the fighting.

BBC: Tamil Tigers urged to end fight

Many Israeli refugee agencies and officials pushed against those plans and called on the government to allow the migrants to stay.

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On Wednesday the UN Security Council, which had been accused of inaction, called on the Tamil Tigers to lay down their arms and urged the Sri Lankan government to allow international aid agencies into areas of need.

BBC: Fears grow for Sri Lanka trapped