Malawi Warns Investors Against Employing Foreign Nationals

Malawi Labour Minister Davis Katsonga on Tuesday warned that his government would deport any foreign nationals found working in positions that Malawians could easily and ably fill with no problems.

The minister told a news conference in Lilongwe that he was disappointed with some companies who are employing foreign nationals in jobs that Malawians could easily perform like accountants, shopkeepers, clerks and secretaries, among others.

“This should be stopped immediately and if found these people will be deported back to their countries,” he said.

Katsonga said President Bingu wa Mutharika was not happy with the state of affairs, where investors instead of fulfilling their promise of employing Malawians, they are giving the jobs away to their relatives and friends.

If this malpractice continued, he added, government would find a way of dealing with the investors’ temporary employment permits (TEPs) that enabled them to set up their operations in the first place.