This information is derived from the State Department's Office of Investment Affairs' 2015 Investment Climate Statement. Any questions on the ICS can be directed to EB-ICS-DL@state.gov

Several peaceful demonstrations occurred in 2015.  In February 2016, the Bermuda Police Service recommended that the GOB halt a public hearing on giving long-term resident third country nationals residency rights, as some in the audience became disorderly. In March 2016, the People’s Campaign for Equality, Jobs and Justice - a coalition of labor unions and religious organizations formed in May 2014 to represent those suffering from the recession – called for an island-wide withdrawal of labor on March 11, which impacted public transportation and garbage removal that day and halfway through the following week, as a show of solidarity against the proposed Bermuda Immigration and Protection Act 2016.  The proposed law would grant status and permanent residency to current non-Bermudian residents who have lived in Bermuda for at least 20 or 15 years, respectively.  The Government withdrew the proposed legislation in the face of the protests and will attempt to address the less controversial parts of the proposal in a piecemeal fashion and with more consultation with both the opposition and public. 

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