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ENPASAR: Bali will issue a bylaw on foreign workers to control and monitor the number of foreign workers in the resort island.

A senior official at Bali manpower agency, Anak Agung Putra Adi, said Thursday that the bylaw was also aimed at providing a certain level of protection for local workers.

"The central government has the authority to grant permits to foreign workers while the provincial administration has the authority to extend these permits. Unfortunately, the central government has rarely consulted the local administration when it processes permits for foreign workers," he said.

Consequently, the local administration is often being left in the dark on the matter, which was another reason for issuing the bylaw.