"... Some of the professions reserved for national citizens are chemical engineering and petrochemicals, careers which are not offered by any university in Panama. "
EDITORIAL
Acting as a backdrop to the contradiction between migrant's human right to work and the need to reserve jobs for nationals, is the upkeep of competitiveness and economic development of each country.
The HKND dealership has announced that it requires 50,000 domestic workers for the project and that the more specialized positions will be filled by Chinese professionals.
In a presentation on the project to the representatives of trade unions in the country, the Chinese company HKND noted that "... part of the proposals ... are structuring a work plan between the construction sector, universities and technical training institutes.
Foreign investors continue to pour into the region in search of business opportunities in sectors traditionally handled by Central Americans.
Coffee producers of Dutch or Korean-American nationality were among the winners of the contest of fine coffees "The Best of Panama 2014", which involved 84 lots of fine, and traditional coffee.
"Heakyung Burneskis Kang, a Korean-American citizen, was one of the winners of the night, achieving first place in the categories of traditional natural coffees and traditional washed coffees".
The increasing international mobility of "business travelers" does not have adequate regulation in terms of taxes or migration.
From Deloitte Costa Rica’s Tax Column:
Considerations for business travelers
By: Mr. Diego Padilla Duran
Junior consultant
From 2013, the Directorate General of Immigration will be taking measures for a more efficient implementation of the sanctions provided for in Article 33 of the General Law of Immigration, Law No. 8764. According to these rules, the sum of one hundred dollars in U.S. currency ($ 100) will be charged for each month of illegal stay in the country to people who do not meet the requirements of the law in this area.
Faced with the offensive represented by Barack Obama's immigration reform project , Central American countries must strengthen their own policies in order to retain their most valuable and scarce human capital.
Elnuevoherald.com reports that " President Barack Obama's immigration reform plan includes a large increase in visas for foreign students graduating in science and engineering, which will pose a huge challenge for China, India and Latin America: these emerging countries will have to get their act together if they want to retain their best brains, or suffer the highest brain drain in recent history. "