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Labor enforcement, OSHA consultation and workforce programs draw committee scrutiny in CNMI budget hearing
Summary
Department of Labor officials described gaps in enforcement staffing, plans to coordinate with business‑licensing and immigration authorities, and options for OSHA state plan adoption; the department also summarized WIOA, WEA and CW program funding and pilot workforce efforts including pre‑apprenticeship and police cadet support.
Department of Labor officials told the Ways and Means Committee they are seeking additional enforcement staff, pursuing interagency data sharing with business licensing, and exploring expanded occupational‑safety authority or partnerships while continuing workforce training and apprenticeship work.
Kiyoshi, identified in the hearing as the department’s enforcement director, told the committee the division needs five additional staff to build two complementary sections: one to handle compliance cases and another to focus on establishment inspections and enforcement visits. Kiyoshi said closer collaboration with the Department of Finance’s business‑licensing process would help prevent noncompliance by informing new businesses at the licensing stage…
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