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Dear Editor,
According to information received, MP Cornelius de Weever and the acting Labour Minister seem to want to push the Counterpart Law to a ridiculous extreme in time for the policy introduction in the third quarter of this year, as announced in the media on Saturday, January 24.
As I understand it, effective October 1, the Counterpart Law may also be applied to requests for Employment Permits, as required by the numerous Houses of Pleasure on the island. It will be interesting to see how the Labour Department will identify, assign and monitor the possibly available local work force. Who will determine when they are qualified to take over from the foreign professionals now recruited abroad?
Personally, I am appalled! I take this opportunity to also question if the Counterpart Law will be applied by the Council of Ministers, when it pertains to Government job openings that are to be filled by foreigners.
Michael J. Ferrier
