02 September 2014
Western Cape MEC of Economic
Opportunities Alan Winde on Monday handed over a petition to Parliament to
suspend the new immigration regulations.
MEC Winde said the new
regulations will harm the tourism sector.
The new regulations which
will come into effect on the 1st of October state that parents need
an unabridged birth certificate to leave the country with a child and when the
child is travelling with one parent or a non-parent an affidavit from both
parents is required.
Ministerial Spokesperson
Bronwynne Jooste said it is not only the tourism
industry that will be affected. These regulations will impact on every sector
of our economy, including in film, business process outsourcing, visits for
medical purposes and volunteerism.
“It is also now
much harder for foreign nationals to enter the country to conduct business
here. In a country where the national unemployment rate is climbing, we simply
cannot afford laws that will result in job losses Jooste added.
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