Work permits granted-10 year high

[Tuff Gong]

Wed Apr 20, 2005

Work permits granted reaches 10 year high

More foreigners are coming to Jamaica for work with new data showing the number of work permits granted reaching a 10 year high.

The Ministry of Labour says last year it received just over 4,000 work permit applications and granted approval for 3,800 persons to work in Jamaica.

This was a slight increase over the figure reported in the previous year.

There were 2,300 new applications last year and 1,500 renewals.

A majority of the permits were approved for positions such as technicians, clerks, service workers, shop and market sales workers, plant and machine operators and assemblers.

In the meantime, a breakdown of the data on work permits granted shows a large number of the expatriates came from Asia.

1,700 of the applicants came from China and India which when combined with other countries such as Japan and Korea were responsible for Asia having the largest proportion of approved work permits.

North America accounted for 14 percent of the total and Europe 13 percent with expatriates mainly from Great Britain and Russia.

Work permits granted reaches 10 year high

[RichD]

Re: Work permits granted-10 year high

very interesting that such a high number of work permits are granted for seemingly meanial type jobs which could be easily filled locally.

[Tuff Gong]

Re: Work permits granted-10 year high

Originally posted by RichD:
[qb] very interesting that such a high number of work permits are granted for seemingly meanial type jobs which could be easily filled locally. [/qb]

Whores..err Entertainers from Asia and Russia.
Labourers from Latin America.
Of course one can hardly stop the Chinese and the Indians from hiring their friends and family because they own the joint.

[RichD]

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TG..do you know who heads the board for the granting of work permits?

[Q3210]

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A toss up between the top cats in the ministries of foreign affairs and labour...I`d guess.
Ultimately the Prime Minister.

[Tuff Gong]

Re: Work permits granted-10 year high

Originally posted by RichD:
[qb] TG..do you know who heads the board for the granting of work permits? [/qb]

No but the Ministry responsible for it is the Labour Ministry.

[inspiration777]

Re: Work permits granted-10 year high

Thats why people need to be thinking of starting their own business, you know, then passing it to their kids.......

[evanovitch]

Re: Work permits granted-10 year high

Originally posted by RichD:
[qb] very interesting that such a high number of work permits are granted for seemingly meanial type jobs which could be easily filled locally. [/qb]

there in lies the rub...if nothing else,u would think we have enuff to supply the service industry,...is this not one of the things we r trying to use to attract companies to the island...abundance of people to work in service type jobs

but then again, the people coming in, are quickly led to believe that u cyan truss dem jamaicans, amd of course, u have to keep dem in dem place...so the irony is that, people of similar status r brought in to behave in a manner which echoes overseers of centuries past

for make no mistake, the average worker brought in from China and India and Pakistan, is not from the upper echelons of their society...matter of fact, neither is the businessman, cause if he could break into his society at home, he would have stayed there...but once on island soil, buoyed by those there, he is now the master he always wanted to be back home, with carte blanche to act out as he was acted out on and which he now does with great aplomb

cycle continues unabated, this time with homeland approval...the infusion from T&T is not much better as we know their long history of not fitting in by choice, on that island

[Amanda ATL]

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Well they have raised the work permit fee to $40,000 a year.. I think it was less than $5000 before I don't even remember b/c it was so small.

I just renewed mine for 3 years which cost $120,000.

That should make you guys feel better. I'm not sure how they approve clerks and service workers??? I've had to prove that they need my type of work here.

[RichD]

Re: Work permits granted-10 year high

Originally posted by Amanda ATL:
[qb] Well they have raised the work permit fee to $40,000 a year.. I think it was less than $5000 before I don't even remember b/c it was so small.

I just renewed mine for 3 years which cost $120,000.

That should make you guys feel better. I'm not sure how they approve clerks and service workers??? I've had to prove that they need my type of work here. [/qb]

why would that make us feel better [img]/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

Why do you have to pay the fee and not your employer?

Why do you have to provide the proof and not your employer?


from my experience in Canada the employer has to do this ..and from what i know of US policy the employer also has to do it there too.

[evanovitch]

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Originally posted by RichD:
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why would that make us feel better [img]/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

Why do you have to pay the fee and not your employer?

Why do you have to provide the proof and not your employer?


from my experience in Canada the employer has to do this ..and from what i know of US policy the employer also has to do it there too. [/qb]

an u seh u not deep.....
tiptoe bak out ...forgive the digression ... ....

[Amanda ATL]

Re: Work permits granted-10 year high

Originally posted by RichD:
[qb]

Originally posted by Amanda ATL:
[qb] Well they have raised the work permit fee to $40,000 a year.. I think it was less than $5000 before I don't even remember b/c it was so small.

I just renewed mine for 3 years which cost $120,000.

That should make you guys feel better. I'm not sure how they approve clerks and service workers??? I've had to prove that they need my type of work here. [/qb]

why would that make us feel better [img]/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

Why do you have to pay the fee and not your employer?

Why do you have to provide the proof and not your employer?


from my experience in Canada the employer has to do this ..and from what i know of US policy the employer also has to do it there too. [/qb]

I thought it would make some people feel better to know it costs more money so that means that less people will probably apply for & get work permits...
The first company I worked for did do everything for me but now I have my own business so I had to do it myself this time. However, I have been contracted to a firm who has agreed to help me pay the fee. I had to get letters by those who want to use my services saying that they have tried to find a local consultant.