Crossair (SWISS) South Africans
Most of the SA lads at Swiss work in Switzerland on "B-Permits." That is; a work permit that has to be renewed annually. So, now that there is a glut of local pilots on the market, it seems that the XENOPHOBIC powers that be at Crashair are looking at ways of pulling these permits, without attracting too much attention. Basically, their position will be that if a pilot doesn't have a permit, he can no longer work there. And if they can have the permits pulled, then the spotlight is moved away from Crotchair, and severance packages probably won't even be paid. It appears to me, from my side of the river, that they're about to open a can worms that could very well sink them. The latest news is that the Canadian Embassy have acquired the services of an attorney to represent their nationals that are in a similar position. I hope they kick butt! Let's hope that the other foreigners get their embassies involved too.