Posted on 02/24/2017 6:36:20 PM PST by Lorianne
The South African government has begun raiding various workplaces in the country in order to enforce its immigration law that states at least a majority of any given company's workers must be citizens. The news came amid a rising wave of anti-immigrant violence in the country.
"We have a commitment of the hospitality sector on the need to comply with SA’s labour and immigration laws, especially the requirement to employ a minimum 60% of local people," South African Minister of Home Affairs Malusi Nkanyezi Gigaba wrote in a public letter posted to his agency's website Thursday. "This is the message we are taking to the rest of business, and will feature strongly in our upcoming meetings. There will be workplace inspections and penalties for employing undocumented foreigners will be imposed."
The letter went on to disclose that recent raids have yielded dozens of arrests and detainments.
Xenophobia has been on the rise in South Africa, with Nigerians in particular being the focus of much of the violence that has erupted as a result of increasing unemployment, according to Okay Africa. Businesses and residences of Nigerians living in South Africa have been robbed and looted, prompting Nigerian officials to ask the local government to intervene.
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Isn’t South Africa run by Blacks now? Guess they differ in thinking from most American Blacks.
The nerve of a government demanding border enforcement !
Doesn’t Ruth Bader Ginsburg prefer South African law?
“The nerve of a government demanding border enforcement !”
The US should boycott,divest,and keep SA out of the Olympics for this—treat them the way they were treated in order to end apartheid. :-)
The RACISTS in South Africa have ALWAYS treated blacks like dirt.
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Oh, wait.
“Heart of Darkness”
Apparently the ‘Trump Effect’ of violence against illegals is worldwide. /S
Bet this will be a narrative shortly.
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