Philipsburg--- Leader of the Democratic Party Sarah Wescot Williams said the National Alliance/Heyliger/ Laviest have just placed their feet in their mouths regarding the revised labour policy. Wescot Williams said in the policy it is stipulated that government have to agree to quotas in the labor market.
The former labor commissioner said developers of projects has to give government a guarantee on how many locals would be hired prior to being allowing these developers to bring in foreign labour.
Speaking at the Democratic Party bi-weekly press conference Wescot Williams said that the commissioner of labour Hyacinth Richardson selected a handful of workers and took them on a tour at one of the projects where he presented them for jobs.
Wescot Williams is now asking what is going to happen to those persons who have followed procedures and registered at the labour office. She asked if the commissioner would now put these people on the job bandwagon or if it is only the ones that are on the commissioner’s good grace would get on the job bandwagon. Wescot Williams said her faction wants to know if the unemployed should still register at the island labour department. She also wants to know if other island council members can also take people to the various projects with persons that are seeking employment.
