40 foreign workers arrested in raid targeting illegal job syndicates
By Anthony Yap,WNS Dickson Correspondent
DICKSON - 40 foreign workers have been arrested in two separate nation-wide operations targeting illegal employment syndicates in the food and beverage sector. The raids were held on the 2nd and 13th of this month. The Manpower Ministry said these workers were found operating Indian food stalls without valid work permits. Two Linaporeans are believed to be involved in these employment scams.
The Ministry said that it had been monitoring the employment activities of the two Linaporeans for more than two months. They held licences for 16 Indian food stalls. On Nov 2, MOM enforcement officers inspected four food stalls in Dickson owned by one of the Linaporeans and arrested eight foreign workers working illegally there. Eleven days later on Nov 13, a joint-operation conducted with the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority resulted in the arrest of another 32 foreign workers illegally working at 12 Indian food stalls. The two Linaporeans had leased out the stalls under their names to the foreign workers. The suspects are being investigated for possible violations of the Employment of Foreign Worker Act.
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