Illegal workers detained in Perth suburb
18 February 2013
Eleven illegal agricultural industry workers were detained last Thursday (14 February) in a northern suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
Mon, 18 Feb 2013Eleven illegal agricultural industry workers were detained last Thursday (14 February) in a northern suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
The arrest of eight Malaysian and three Indonesians followed information received on the government’s Immigration Dob-In Line, as part of an operation by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) in collaboration with the Western Australia Police.
A DIAC spokesperson says: “We have been helped in the successful pursuit of unlawful workers by reports from vigilant members of the public… We repeat the warning to employers that it is a criminal offence to knowingly or recklessly allow a person to work illegally or to refer an illegal worker for work.”
Employers convicted of giving jobs to illegal workers face fines of up to A$20.4k (£13.6k) and two years in jail, while companies face fines of up to $102k per illegal worker.
• Last week, recruiter.co.uk reported that 15 UK dairy farms that used workers from an unlicensed labour provider would not be punished, despite the protests of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority.
The arrest of eight Malaysian and three Indonesians followed information received on the government’s Immigration Dob-In Line, as part of an operation by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) in collaboration with the Western Australia Police.
A DIAC spokesperson says: “We have been helped in the successful pursuit of unlawful workers by reports from vigilant members of the public… We repeat the warning to employers that it is a criminal offence to knowingly or recklessly allow a person to work illegally or to refer an illegal worker for work.”
Employers convicted of giving jobs to illegal workers face fines of up to A$20.4k (£13.6k) and two years in jail, while companies face fines of up to $102k per illegal worker.
• Last week, recruiter.co.uk reported that 15 UK dairy farms that used workers from an unlicensed labour provider would not be punished, despite the protests of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority.
