The Immigration (Caribbean Community Skilled Nationals) Amendment Bill 2022 was passed in the House of Representatives on Friday evening, and therefore has been approved by both Chambers of Parliament.
The Bill was passed with 19 votes for and 11 against.
Foreign and Caricom Affairs Minister Dr Amery Browne said the bill would also allow for regional food security, which is something that all parliamentarians across the region should be grateful for.
He claimed the Opposition, who were against the bill, was “opposing for opposing sake,” since they criticised the economy yet claimed that there would be a tsunami of workers flooding the country if the law was passed.
Browne said whether it was slavery or indertureship, intra-Caribbean movement was always happening.
“What I was hearing today is alien to our region. What the bill does will facilitate the orderly, lawful, controlled movement of skilled workers,” he said as he invited the Opposition to “join Caricom.”
He questioned why the Opposition would want to stop their constituents who were skilled workers to benefit from working in the region.
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