DAR ES SALAAM, Feb. 14 -- THE Zanzibar House of Representatives has condemned indiscriminate work permit exemptions applied to some workers, saying the discharges reduce government revenues and rob citizens of their jobs.
The House's Women Development, Information and Tourism Committee demanded swift measures by the government to address the appalling trend.
The Committee Chairperson Mwantatu Mbarak Khamis, presenting the committee report summary in the house here, expressed shock over permit exemptions to some people, noting that during the first half of 2019/20 fiscal year alone Zanzibar issued 925 work permits, with 347 of them exempted.
While the Labour, Empowerment, Elderly, Youth, Women and Children Minister exempted 257 permits, t...