MOL & the Go Go Work Permits

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Tue Sep 26, 2006
Labour Minister lambasted for granting foreign exotic dancers work permits

Labour Minister Derrick Kellier Tuesday defended the Government's decision to grant work permits to overseas exotic dancers for the tourism industry.

But the Parliamentary Opposition was not satisfied with his response and charged that the Government was being insensitive.

It was the tourism industry that came under the Parliamentary searchlight as it was believed to have received the bulk of the overseas workers which came to Jamaica since the start of the year.

The Labour Minister revealed that between January and August 2006 just over 1,300 over the 3,200 foreigners granted work permits went into the tourism sector.

He noted among the areas they were granted work permits was the service industry this raised eyebrows on the Oppositions benches.

But when Opposition Spokesman on Labour Ruddy Spencer inquired about the nature of this category the minister was at a loss.

He knocked the Government for granting work permits for exotic or go-go dancers and bar workers and blasted the Government for what he described as its insensitive disregard of the Jamaican workers who could be employed in these areas.

But Mr. Kellier was quick to rise to his ministry’s defence.

He said his ministry has decided that all jobs for which work permits are being requested should first be advertised locally.

But this failed to appease Mr. Spencer who casted doubt on the process. But the Labour Minister insisted that no violation had been reported to the ministry.

http://www.radiojamaica.com/news/story.php?category=2&story=28560

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Minister admits to 'lapses' in granting of work permits

Observer Reporter
Wednesday, September 27, 2006

LABOUR Minister Derrick Kellier admitted yesterday that his ministry had granted several work permits to foreign nationals for jobs which were never advertised locally, which is the normal requirement.

The minister's admission, however, earned the wrath of the Opposition spokesman on Labour Ruddy Spencer, who severely criticised the government for granting hundreds of work permits without advertising the vacancies locally.

"There are thousands of Jamaicans in need of work, can't get work, and we have a Ministry of Labour (even) issuing work permits to people to work in bars... It is unreasonable to issue work permits to those people. I am saying that in no instance whatsoever were any of those jobs advertised. None whatsoever," Spencer said.

Kellier, in answering questions in the House of Representatives about the issuing of work permits by his ministry since the start of this year, said nearly 2,300 work permits were granted to foreigners to work in the local building and construction industry, as well as at the Bahia Principe hotel site and the multi-purpose sports complex being built by the Chinese government in Sligoville, St Catherine between January and August this year.

Spencer, however, claimed that none of the vacancies for which these work permits were granted were advertised by the ministry. He said that this behaviour showed "insensitivity to the poor".

Kellier told the House that the involvement of the ministry in the early stages of the recruitment process had ensured that the majority of persons on the projects were locally recruited.
However, he said that there had been "lapses" in the past and, pressed by Spencer, he admitted that work permits were issued without the vacancies being advertised.

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/html...ORK_PERMITS.asp

[Yuriatin]

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Huge ... HUGE fight with my husband on a similar topic the other day.

In building the new stadiums for upcoming cricket, many many workers were brought in from China and Slovenia to do the job. The vast majority of workers on many of the sites were from overseas. There was a good bit of tension, to say the least, between the Jamaicans and the foreigners. I saw an interview on CVM about it and a JA construction worker talked about how no one got along with the Chinese in the beginning because the worked so much and so hard – seriously – this is what he said.

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I tried to explain to hubby why this was wrong and how big of an insult it was to the many many Jamaicans desperate for work.

He said if he were in charge of hiring, he would’ve done the same thing and instituted the same hiring practices.

“Why babe – why would you do that”?

His reply – because the JA workers too lazy an tief! And that the foreigners have a better work ethic.

Have mercy.

A shouting match ensued – took us 2 days to make up.

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Huge ... HUGE fight with my husband on a similar topic the other day.

In building the new stadiums for upcoming cricket, many many workers were brought in from China and Slovenia to do the job. The vast majority of workers on many of the sites were from overseas. There was a good bit of tension, to say the least, between the Jamaicans and the foreigners. I saw an interview on CVM about it and a JA construction worker talked about how no one got along with the Chinese in the beginning because the worked so much and so hard – seriously – this is what he said.

(stereotype?)

I tried to explain to hubby why this was wrong and how big of an insult it was to the many many Jamaicans desperate for work.

He said if he were in charge of hiring, he would’ve done the same thing and instituted the same hiring practices.

“Why babe – why would you do that”?

His reply – because the JA workers too lazy an tief! And that the foreigners have a better work ethic.

Have mercy.

A shouting match ensued – took us 2 days to make up.

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Well you see what our problems are...The Willie Lynch Method worked really well, we even don't trust our own Call-Girls...err Entertainment Workers.

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Mon Oct 23, 2006
Government clamps down on work permits for exotic dancers

The Government is taking additional steps to strengthen the system for the granting of work permits.

In the wake of an investigation carried out by the Work Permit Unit showing several breaches by night club owners, the Government says it is ensuring that persons with work permits are not victims of human trafficking.

At Monday’s post cabinet press briefing Information Minister Donald Buchanan said one group of concern was exotic dancers.

He said permits for dancers to be engaged in night clubs have immediately been suspended pending the outcome of a review.

The review that is to be conducted by a special committee comprising representatives of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security is to review the procedures of granting work permits especially to vulnerable categories identified.

However requests submitted by hotels for foreign dancers are still being granted.

This is in view of the need to maintain cultural diversity of the entertainment

http://www.radiojamaica.com/news/story.php?category=0&story=29364

[RichD]

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so di russain dem cyaan work?

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Check dis?

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However requests submitted by hotels for foreign dancers are still being granted.

This is in view of the need to maintain cultural diversity of the entertainment



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Can you believe that it is the PNP running the country?
The Party that claims it is Black Man Time Now, Black Ooman time now, we put peple first?
Don't stop the progress?
The party that lay claim to inventing Black Caribbean identity?

So the hotels want to continue with their petty whoring and a PNP Government of Jamaica is assisting them?

[Blackstar*]

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So foreigners come to JA to see other foreigners and not experience the country and its people? [img]/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

Having said that, I'd rather not have black women pole dancing for tourists, but that is for another discussion.

[Tuff Gong]

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So foreigners come to JA to see other foreigners and not experience the country and its people? [img]/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

Having said that, I'd rather not have black women pole dancing for tourists, but that is for another discussion.

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My view I don't think any ooman should subject her body to the pole, and the GOJ certainly should not be a facilitator of such a trade.

[RichD]

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So foreigners come to JA to see other foreigners and not experience the country and its people? [img]/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

Having said that, I'd rather not have black women pole dancing for tourists, but that is for another discussion.

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My view I don't think any ooman should subject her body to the pole, and the GOJ certainly should not be a facilitator of such a trade.

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so your positionisthat the govt should outlaw this activity?

[Tuff Gong]

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So foreigners come to JA to see other foreigners and not experience the country and its people? [img]/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

Having said that, I'd rather not have black women pole dancing for tourists, but that is for another discussion.

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My view I don't think any ooman should subject her body to the pole, and the GOJ certainly should not be a facilitator of such a trade.

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so your positionisthat the govt should outlaw this activity?

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No GOJ should not promote and/or encourage it.
Every action so far has been to assist in importing and procuring girls for the trade.
As in the Work Permits scheme and the trade in girls that was openly carried out in the former Prime Minister’s Constituency.

[squattaz]

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demand driven economics, the customers want more diversity, some international flavor i guess.

[Tuff Gong]

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demand driven economics, the customers want more diversity, some international flavor i guess.

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.....No push-Marketing and overly aggressive product placement. Some likkle nahsi peple who have the ears of the High Officials with low morals want to have dem exotic-cake and eat it as well!