MP warns govt on xenophobia
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Addressing a kgotla meeting at Kagiso Customary Court last week, Keorapetse said out of the many companies with foreign employees, only 24 had submitted their training and localisation plans to government.
“If foreigners continue to work in the country without any strict measures to ensure that training and localisation plans are in place, how are locals going to benefit? This could lead to xenophobic attacks at some point,” he said.
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