FNDR proposes national preference to curb clandestine departures

The National Democratic and Reformist Front (FNDR), through its president Beda Roger, proposes giving Ivorians priority in hiring when candidates have equal qualifications and improving Ivorian-owned businesses’ access to public contracts, subcontracting and finance. It also calls for public guarantees, technical support and job-focused vocational training for young entrepreneurs and workers. The movement says travel restrictions in transit countries alone will not curb clandestine departures to Europe. Its proposals respond to Alassane Ouattara’s remarks that he had asked Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria to introduce visas for Ivorian nationals.