Unskilled Chinese labourers flood the country - MPs

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Member of Parliament (MP) for Gaborone Central, Dumelang Saleshando, has expressed concern at the rising number of Chinese people flooding the country and doing jobs that Batswana are qualified to do.

Commenting on the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (SSKI) Upgrading and Expansion Project (Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) Loan Ratification Bill, he said that "even deep in rural areas there are many Chinese people working as labourers". He stated that he was also disturbed to find more Chinese people digging trenches at the construction site at SSKI when Batswana could do the job.

He urged the Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs to stop issuing work permits to unskilled foreigners.

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