The upward trend of foreigners in the labor market far from diminishing is accentuated. In January 2015 permits approved work were 705, then in February of the same year 1,768 for March totaled 1,772 in April low registers with 1,250, but in May going back up to 2,195 and the last month of the year recorded 1,869, according to statistics from the country's labor portfolio.
While this 2016 soar in the first month of the year to 4,406, but in contrast to what the numbers show, the Ministry of Labor and Workforce Development (Mitradel) ensures that is restrictive in approving work permits for foreigners. [SEE ALSO: "Se disparan" los permisos de trabajo para extranjeros"]. The Deputy Minister of Labour, Zulphy Santamaria said that any foreigner who wants to work in our country, must start processing their work permit, because otherwise they can not.[SELL ALSO: Mitradel argumenta sobre miles de permisos de trabajo aprobados enero.]She also emphasized that whoever employer, domestic or foreign, to insist on hiring foreign staff without work permit will be fined strongly. "We are an open country," but we can not allow violation of our labor laws, "emphasized the Deputy Minister of Labour
