The proposed law will, among other things, ban foreigners from starting small businesses in certain sectors.
The NLMP, together with proposed legislation, will introduce quotas on the total number of documented foreigners with work visas that can be employed in major economic sectors such as agriculture, hospitality and tourism, and construction.
Home affairs is reviewing legislation and strengthening the border management authority to secure porous borders and to allow for the orderly movement of people and other nationals through ports of entry only. “The list will be used as a last resort, to allow foreign nationals in possession of the listed skills that the economy requires, and where job offers have been made, to be allocated work visas.