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Foreigners in Bor have to pay for new labour card

December 7, 2011 (BOR) – Authorities in Jonglei state have ask all foreigners residing in Bor town to register for a public service card to enable them to perform their duties freely.

The director of Labour and Industrial and Relations in the ministry of Public services and Human Resource Development, Paul Panchol, said the Labour Card will be limited for one year only.

All foreign workers and their businesses registered by Ministry of Public Services and Labour will be protected, he said.

So, far 112 people foreigners have registered for the card, which costs 50 South Sudanese Pounds (SSP) and lasts for a year.

However, the chairman of Uganda Community in Bor, Juuko Godfrey, said that government of Jonglei has undermined their businesses.

He said foreign workers should not have to pay for a card as many of them do not earn high salaries working in hotels and driving taxis. He urged the state government to consider them as part of Bor community, saying that they were already subjected to high taxes.

Godfrey said Bor county has over 400 foreigners serving in various businesses.

“We need the government of this state also to consider [the] nature of [the] work that we do. We get little income money and [the] immigration department is taking a lot of money from us.

“Now [the] government [has] created [a] so called Labour Card for getting money from our pocket again” said Godfrey.

This is the first time Public Service ministry has issued Labour Cards to foreigners in Jonglei.

(ST)

6 Comments

  • Yanga Wani
    Yanga Wani

    Foreigners in Bor have to pay for new labour card
    Stop getting money from those harmless refugees. Just inform all youth to take guns and protect your innocent children and women. Your state is underattack by the real enemy. STOP STOP STOP STOP ASKING MONEY! ASK FOR GUN TO PROTECTED YOURSELF

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  • Alier42
    Alier42

    Foreigners in Bor have to pay for new labour card
    The goverment of kuol act very fast when it comes to anything to do with money ,and they do not want to tackle the issue of insecurity to innocent civilians, who are dying on daily bases in the state.i know the money you are collecting from the foreign workers will end up in the pocket of the governor and the minister in charge of the exercis simply.

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  • Ayuen deng
    Ayuen deng

    Foreigners in Bor have to pay for new labour card
    Why asking them the labor card.if i were in power i would have stop some businesses such as
    minimise Jobs for foriegner in organizations
    Prositution in Bortown
    BodaBoda riders
    salons girls
    waiters
    water sellers
    This will give jobs oportunities for the citizen in jonglei.if ask you money, they will give you but continue with these bad businesses.

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  • Ahmed Chol
    Ahmed Chol

    Foreigners in Bor have to pay for new labour card
    You reap what you sow, the Bible says,

    Treat Ugandans nice, they treat you friends and relatives in Kampala well.

    Foreigners, especially Ethiopians and Ugandans deserve right treatment because we are or were guests in their countries at one time or another?

    They should pay taxes as the law requires, but deserve protection not looting.
    Ahmed Chol.

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  • JULIUS GHAI
    JULIUS GHAI

    Foreigners in Bor have to pay for new labour card
    TO GOVERNMENT OF JONGLEI,
    YOU ARE GOOD IN CREATING WAYS FOR MAKING MONEY, GOOD IN INDIVIDUALLY SPENDING IT,POOR IN THINKING ABOUT DEVELOPMENT.
    SUPPORT TO THINKING ABOUT SECURITY,YOU ARE ENGAGED IN ACTIVITIES THAT ARE NOT WORTH.

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  • Man manning
    Man manning

    Foreigners in Bor have to pay for new labour card
    @ Julius that’s a concrete comment. otherwise i have nothing to add to that wonderful remarks.

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