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Blunkett offers hotel and catering passport to migrants
Home Secretary, David Blunkett has announced that hotels and caterers will soon be allowed to recruit short-term workers from abroad.
One of a range of new measures introduced to tackle asylum abuse and increase managed economic migration, the lifting of employment restrictions for the hospitality sector is intended to ease recruitment difficulties and should be in place early next year.
'Britain is an open, trading nation,' said Blunkett. 'Migrants contribute a great deal to our economy and our society and we need people to come and work here in ways which help our businesses flourish and our economy grow.'
The decision has been welcomed by the British Hospitality Association (BHA), which has been pushing for a change in legislation, but says that there are still details to be resolved.
'Many foreign workers from outside the EU can be usefully employed in hotel and catering, in all kinds of jobs,' said deputy chief executive of the BHA, Martin Couchman, 'but 'short term' needs to be defined. Hospitality is a year-round industry and we are anxious that workers are able to stay for at least 12 months to make their period of employment worthwhile.'
He added that employers may also have to offer accommodation to workers.
As yet, the Home Office has not said how many people may be allowed onto the scheme.
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