MIGRANT WORKERS IN RAYYU Rayyu has in prior years undertaken some ambitious projects and because citizens enjoy oil stipend's many Rayyuns are unwilling to do certain jobs. This has seen the nation become a little dependent on foreign migrant labour.
Any business or individual can recruit migrant workers by following the process below.
1. A job must be advertised for at least three months in "prominent places" within Rayyu.
2. If the job is unfulfilled the person recruiting can request a "Shortage Worker Permit" this allows them to offer the job abroad on the same conditions as it was first advertised. A permit is only given if the employer can show they have genuinley tried to fill the vacancy.
3. If a permit is granted it is only for the maximum of 12 months upon which time the process must restart.
4. For the duration of their stay the worker must reside at a registered address.
5. The worker must pay income tax and health insurance from their wages.
6. At the end of their work permit they must leave the nation having first settled any and all outstanding debts. If they are unable to do so any property in their possession may be seized and sold in order to recover the debt. If any money is still outstanding they will be allocated to the National Labour Corps and their pay of $4 an hour shall be used to settle their debt. Once their debt has been cleared they may leave.
SPECIAL RULES FOR MIGRANT WORKERS
1. The visa given covers only the worker and not his family.
2. Should any worker wish to marry they must first gain approval from their employer.
3. Any migrant worker marrying a Rayyu citizen is not granted citizenship, must see out their contract/visa and then apply for a visa from their country of origin.
4. Any migrant worker marrying another migrant worker must leave at the end of their contract/visa regardless of their spouses status
5. Any child born to migrant workers shall not be given citizenship and the child must leave Rayyu either when the first of its parents return home or as soon as cleared medically safe to leave whichever comes last.
6. Any child born to a migrant worker and a citizen may not be granted citizenship until the age of 10.
In general most migrant workers end up in some streotypical professions. For men it is mainly labouring, mining and construction, for women child-care, domestic servants and hospitality. It is not uncommon for some large employers to keep adverts running all year round so that they can meet requirements at any point and bring in workers. It is estimated that at any single time 1.5million workers of this nature are in Rayyu