{"id":164059,"date":"2017-03-13T15:07:36","date_gmt":"2017-03-13T13:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=164059"},"modified":"2017-03-13T15:07:36","modified_gmt":"2017-03-13T13:07:36","slug":"sa-to-lose-11-of-its-workforce-should-immigrants-be-kicked-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/business\/164059\/sa-to-lose-11-of-its-workforce-should-immigrants-be-kicked-out\/","title":{"rendered":"SA to lose 11% of its workforce should immigrants be kicked out"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Institute of Race Relations has released a report <\/a>titled “What will South Africa lose if all immigrants are sent home?” detailing how the country stands to lose billions of rands if foreigners are shown the door by government.<\/p>\n

According to the report, South Africa hosts more undocumented immigrants per capita than wealthier countries like the UK and Germany, and almost as many as the USA.<\/p>\n

However the IRR notes that the majority of these immigrants currently contribute to South Africa’s workforce with a 14.6% unemployment rate among foreign immigrants – roughly half to a third of the local unemployment rate.<\/p>\n

“Furthermore, they make up 11% of South Africa\u2019s working population, and they make a huge contribution to the South African economy through providing goods and services, paying rent and buying from South African wholesalers,” noted the IRR.<\/p>\n

In the context of high levels of xenophobic violence, The IRR set out how much South African stand to\u00a0lose if all immigrants are sent home:<\/p>\n