wmangum said:
Technically, this means that you cannot sweep your own floors or do your own laundry without a work permit.
Yes and if you read just a few pages of the more than 100 pages. The law is very clear. The "Minster" has very wide sway on how and when he or she enforces the law and what fees his "commissioner" may charge in applying the law.
The clear intent is to maximize Belonger employment.
Here is a little more cut and paste from the law:
the legitimate employment interests of Virgin Islanders and Belongers shall be paramount and shall override all other competing expression on national policy in this section;