The UK thinks Kazakhstan\'s procedures for hiring foreign workers and issuing documents for them need to be reviewed, British Ambassador James Sharp said at a meeting with the chairman of the Kazakh Senate\'s committee on social and cultural development, Kuanysh Sultanov, in Astana on Tuesday. Sharp said that many companies in Kazakhstan are working in different industrial branches, so they have to acquire up to four different work permits for every one of their employees. The UK has suggested that Kazakhstan amend the corresponding laws to deal with this problem. The ambassador also said that Kazakhstan\'s policy on attracting foreign workers is slowing the development of the country\'s oil and gas complex. A quota for foreign workers is set in Kazakhstan each year based on the country\'s demands. In 2004, this quota was 0.21% of the country\'s economically active population. In Kazakhstan, with a total population of 15 million, the economically active population is approximately 7.5-8 million people. The foreign workforce is used primarily in the oil and gas industry. (Interfax)