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| These 2 women were among those arrested in the anti-illegal work raids |
Eight persons have been arrested as the Immigration Department resumed its anti-illegal work operations after the Lunar New Year.
Those arrested in four consecutive days of raids from Feb 3 to 6 comprised six suspected illegal workers, one employer and one aider and abettor.
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Targeted in the operations were 42 locations, including commercial and residentialpremises and retail shops.
The suspected illegal workers comprised two men and four women, aged 26 to 58. One man, aged 61, was suspected of employing the illegal worker while a woman aged 65 was charged with aiding and abetting a person in breaching the condition of stay.
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Any person who takes up a job, whether paid or unpaid, without permission from the Immigration Department, is liable for breaching the condition of stay, and could be sentenced to a maximum fine of $50,000 and up to two years in prison.
These include visitors not allowed to take up employment in the city, as well as aiders and abettors.'
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Illegal workers who are subject to a removal or deportation order, overstayers or those refused permission to land are subject to a maximum fine of $50,000 and up to three years' imprisonment.
Employers of illegal workers are subject to the more serious penalty of a
maximum fine of $500,000 and up to 10 years in prison. An immediate custodial
sentence is also prescribed in line with a High Court ruling.
According to the sentencing guidelines, employers must take all practicable steps to determine whether a person is lawfully employable prior to employment.
Apart from inspecting a prospective employee's identity card or a valid travel document, the employer should make reasonable enquiries concerning the lawful employability of the person. The court will not accept failure to do so as a defence in proceedings.
Immigration warns employers not to employ illegal workers as it remains resolute in combating such offences.
