Despite the Department of Labor’s warning not to use the renewal of a foreign worker’s contract as a reason for not hiring locals, the person who interviewed Brundidge told him it was the reason they could not hire him.
Brundidge said he has a degree in the travel industry so he was confident he would get a break this time when he arrived at the Asiana office for an interview last Monday.
When he sensed that the questions were asked in a manner that indicated he would be turned down again, Brundidge promptly asked the interviewer if the position he was applying for was actually for renewal.
The answer was yes.
Brundidge said he was even told that the company already paid Labor for the renewal process.
“Here we go again, my time, gas and the fee for the airport parking all for what? This is what we face as the unemployed,” Brundidge said, as he expressed dismay with how the new labor law, P.L. 15-108, is being implemented.
He said the law is not working.
“Why is it so hard to understand the problems with this kind of law?” he asked.
He said he is familiar with the CNMI immigration process and labor procedures but he wonders why Labor continues to make companies pay to renew their employees and then force them to advertise those positions.
“I hope everyone can understand what I mean. It’s not a matter of being a wise man but a man that understands what is not working,” he said.
