{"id":10823,"date":"2014-07-24T10:08:56","date_gmt":"2014-07-24T15:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/?p=10823"},"modified":"2014-07-24T10:08:56","modified_gmt":"2014-07-24T15:08:56","slug":"labor-in-panama-to-train-or-to-import","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/labor-in-panama-to-train-or-to-import\/","title":{"rendered":"Labor in Panama: To Train or To Import?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/professional-jobs1.jpg\"> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/pro-workers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-10826\" title=\"pro workers\" src=\"http:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/pro-workers-1024x544.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"765\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/pro-workers-1024x544.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/pro-workers-300x159.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The country&#8217;s labor problems could be solved by developing an  immigration policy that allows skilled foreign workers to work and also  train Panamanians.<\/p>\n<p>In his opinion piece Rene Quevedo notes the difficulties facing the Panamanian labor market due to a lack of national technical professionals and because of a preference for adult workers over young people with little experience and training.<\/p>\n<p>Quevedo notes: &#8220;&#8230;The firm Nathan Associates,  in its final report to the board of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) on  the economic impact of the expansion of the Canal, delivered in May  2012, poses on page 146, that between 28% to 45 % of new jobs to be generated by the Panamanian economy between 2013 and 2025 will require imported labor. &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&#8230;Do we import or create them? The first option may be the fastest,  the second the most sensible, although not as feasible in the short  term, given the requirements of a market which is increasingly  internationalized and dynamic. &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&#8230;The solution could be a combination of both, as part of a coherent  and consensual migration policy, through which experienced foreign staff   come in temporarily to train Panamanians, with special emphasis on  historically marginalized groups. &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Source: Prensa.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The country&#8217;s labor problems could be solved by developing an immigration policy that allows skilled foreign workers 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