Dili defends jobs policy<\/p>\n
DILI: The East Timor administration is to retain its policy of
\nsending youths to other provinces to reduce unemployment despite
\npersistent criticism, a local official said yesterday.<\/p>\n
The head of the provincial manpower office, Ign. Mujihartono,.
\nsaid the policy was needed because 18,000 East Timorese are
\njobless.<\/p>\n
\"The sending of workers will continue until local job seekers
\ncan be accommodated in East Timor,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Unemployment is a delicate issue in the youngest province.
\nCritics say the manpower export policy only leads to more skilled
\npeople from other provinces streaming in to find jobs. They say
\nthat many key positions in the government are held by migrants,
\nespecially by people from Java.<\/p>\n
Mujihartono said the government had recently recruited 3,000
\nEast Timor natives to the civil service in a bid to improve the
\nbalance.<\/p>\n
\"East Timorese sent to other provinces are supposed to bring
\nhome expertise and experience,\" he told Antara. (pan)<\/p>",
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