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Govt launches forensic review of foreign hiring practices in GB
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By KEILE CAMPBELLTribune Staff Reporterkcampbell@tribunemedia.netTHE government has launched what Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell called a “forensic” review of hiring practices in Grand Bahama and the hotel sector, with particular scrutiny on management positions held by foreign workers.
Mr Mitchell questioned why foreign nationals continue to occupy management positions at hotels and restaurants.
“It's always interesting to go to these hotels, for example, and find foreign labour in management positions,” he said.
“You go into a restaurant, there's a foreign maître d' or manager and you ask yourself, why is this?”
Current labour and immigration policies generally require employers to demonstrate that suitably qualified Bahamians are unavailable before they are permitted to recruit foreign workers.