foreigners work permits

Juffa gave an example of Northern Provincial Government issuing a stop-work on a portion of land acquired by foreigners who cannot speak the English language.

“Is English a requirement before a work permit is issued?” Juffa asked.

He said similar instances are happening around the country where shopkeepers, security guards, drivers and others who are working cannot speak English.

“What is your department doing about this?”

“Does your department carry out regular inspections and prosecutions?”

Northern Governor Garry Juffa raised this issue in Parliament today asking the Minister for Labour Benjamin Poponawa whether there are some guidelines to deal with such issues.

He told Parliament that about 90 percent of foreigners in his province have no proper work permits and can't speak English.

He also pointed out that the required mandatory three year training plan for companies employing expatriates were not bring enforced.

He said most companies have never met the three year transfer of skills in the country.