In an interview in today’s Daily Mail, local MP Henry Smith, expressed his shock at the apparent number of local jobs that are being advertised abroad in countries such as Romania.
Henry Smith, speaking to the Daily Mail earlier, commented:
“I was shocked to learn that local residents are apparently losing jobs to foreign workers as positions are being advertised in countries such as Romania.
“We are currently in the middle of a global economic crisis and with our national debt having reached a £1 trillion, we should be ensuring that, where possible, jobs are filled by British people.”
The Daily Mail reports that Crawley positions advertised in Romania include chef, sales, hotel receptionist, taxi driver and massage therapist.
Henry continued:
“I can’t believe that in the Crawley and Gatwick area there isn’t a suitably committed chef who is a resident of this country and cannot see why there is a requirement to advertise this job abroad, and that goes for the other positions as well.
“As a country we have become increasingly restricted by our membership of the EU to ensure local jobs are going to local people who are from this country.
“This is still part of the problem, despite the Government introducing controls on people from Bulgaria and Romania and the dedicated work of our border patrols.
“I will be pursuing this matter in Parliament.”
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