DAR ES SALAAM, Jan. 15 -- THE government announced on Tuesday that it was starting a comprehensive investigation to unearth and take stern measures against private employers who offer jobs to foreigners for which there are qualified locals.

Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Office (Policy, Parliamentary Affairs, Labour, Employment, Youth and the Disabled), Anthony Mavunde warned in Dar es Salaam that all employers must abide by the country's laws.

He said employers engaging foreign workers must adhere to the country's employment and regulation law that requires them to prepare succession plans as well charting plans for transferring expertise from non-citizens to local workers.

"We are set to conduct an investigation to identify em...