SA plans to introduce employment quotas for foreign nationals. xenophobia AaronMotsoaledi unemployment
South Africa plans to introduce employment quotas for foreign nationals as the government grapples with record-high unemployment and a resurgence in anti-migrant sentiment. A law is being finalized that will cap the number of foreigners that businesses owned by locals can hire, Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said. Three other pieces of legislation dealing with immigration and refugees are also under review.
“These are issues that have been raised and have been raised sharply now obviously because unemployment is getting worse and worse, and also because Covid worsened these challenges,” he said. Some opposition parties have capitalized on the public anger toward foreigners.
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