Friday, December 30, 2005

[Belgium] Work permit abuse leads totighter foreign labour laws / Expatica, 23 Dec 2005

http://digbig.com/4ftec
"The Belgian government is expected to decide on Friday to sharpen restrictions on labour immigration. All foreign workers who move to Belgium will be obligated in future to register with the regional labour market authority. The decision comes amid revelations large ICT firms frequently abuse the work permit system to import cheap labour from India with a tourist visa (Cap Gemini) or employ skilled expats to do simple tasks (Hewlett Packard)."