Foreign Labor for Hotels

The number of employees in this sector amounts to approximately 38 000. By 2015, given the number of hotels is growing, this sector will employ approximately 46,000 employees.

But the biggest problem is the lack of manpower affecting the service. One of the big problems that the industry faces is the recruitment and retention of qualified staff.

The turnover rate of the labor force in the tourism sector is relatively high. Operators have to apply to the ministry so that they can import skilled manual workers from India, Bangladesh and China.

"These are divers 'waiters', porters, maids and 'room service' which are lacking at the moment. With this lack of workers, the quality of services offered tumbles, "said the Morning Bissoon Mungroo, president of the Hotel Association of charm combining small and medium hotels. "It is true that at this time we are currently facing a severe shortage of skilled labor. All qualified employees that hotels had prefer to work on cruise ships. This is why all services in almost all the hotels suffer, "he argued.

For Ajay Jhurry, president of the Association of Tour Operators (ATO), the country produces excellent workers but they prefer from working on cruise ships. "There is a need for training. We must train people so they can work. We are in trouble and it is not easy to have the workforce overnight.