Foreigners taking up local jobs

THE stand taken by the foreign employment division of the Department of Labour and Industrial Relations should be applauded.
The advertisement dated March 29, 2019, clearly points out the conditions of employment of non-citizens.
It means that non-citizens employed in either the private or the public sector are required under the Foreign Employment Act to provide training in specialised areas to nationals.
Their work permits are usually renewed based on evidence of the training reports they provide.
It is my opinion that many non-citizens employed in PNG do not necessarily follow this minimum requirement.
For example, the National Polytechnic Institute of PNG in Lae has 15 non-citizens from the same country employed as teachers.
Two of these individuals are currently employed as part-time teachers.
Is the Education Department’s Tvet division and the institute aware that the act of engaging these individuals as part-time teachers breaches the Foreign Employment Act?
It seems that there are no nationals capable of occupying part-time teaching positions at the polytech. What government policy is the Tvet division and the polytech administration following in the employment of non-citizens as part-time teachers?
Some national staff members at the polytech have been coerced into signing contract renewal forms of contract officers when these individuals in question have not trained anyone.
I am appealing to the foreign employment division of the Department of Labour and Industrial Relations to investigate.
I am also appealing to the Morobe governor and other members of parliament to intervene and correct this situation.
I am calling on those who have an interest in the issue raised above to voice their concerns so the cycle of creating employment opportunities for non-citizens in the teaching service is addressed accordingly.

Concerned citizen