Government will hold a meeting of stakeholders next month to review work permit policies.In a statement issued last night by Patrice Minors, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, she said that her Ministry is “actively engaged in modernising work permit policies”.“Work on drafting a revised work permit policy has been in progress during the course of the summer and next month I will convene a review committee comprised of stakeholder organisations to review the proposals and consider counter proposals,” she said. “Once the consultation with stakeholders has concluded, I anticipate that the 2012 Work Permit Policies will be implemented in the very near future.”Stakeholder groups invited to participate on the review committee include the Bermuda Employers Council, Trade Union Congress, Bermuda Hotel Association as well as representatives from international business organisations.Attention surrounding the issue hit a fever pitch in May when the Association of Bermuda’s Insurers and Reinsurers (ABIR) publicly laid out their suggestions for immigration reform after their survey suggested an outflow of executives from the Island. At the time, Minister Minors said that an immigration policy review would be completed “within months”.