Request for comments: Report to Working Group

It's been awhile, but we are excited to see that Government has announced the working group which will consider 'Pathways'. Because we expected that this would have happened sooner, we are still receiving comments from supporters on ways to improve the Bill. If you have not already shared your thoughts with us, please do so by emailing us at pathwaytostatusbermuda@gmail.com. Thanks to those who have. As a reminder, the following are lines of inquiry which you may wish to consider when submitting your comments. • Are the child and family provisions in the Bill sufficient? • Are quotas acceptable? Under what circumstances would they be acceptable? • Are the timelines laid down in the Bill acceptable? 10 years to PRC – family and child provisions 15 year to PRC – other long-term residents 20 years to Bermudian status • What scope should there be for moving from these timelines? • What other pieces missing from the immigration legislation should be included? Relating to the Work Permit proposals, which will run in parallel with the above, we would welcome comments on the following: • Amendments to address a living wage and training requirements for Bermudians; • Cracking down further on unscrupulous business tactics that undermine Bermudian labour; • Working more with the International Business sector to provide summer job opportunities for Bermudians; • Continuing with Government’s efforts to similarly provide such summer job opportunities; • Continued robust enforcement of Work Permit policies through; and • Such other matters of mutual interest as may be agreed. We will use those comments to help compile our report. If you do email us, please indicate if you would like for your name to be included in the report in our acknowledgements section. DON'T FORGET to keep sharing the petition. It is still active and will be ongoing throughout this consultation process.