Government to crack down on employers of illegal workers

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25 July 2011

The Federal Government wants to introduce $10,000 fines to penalise employers who take on illegal workers.

The meaures are released a report into illegal work in Australia, that concluded that at any time there are at least 100,000 people working in Australia without the appropriate visas, but although the problem has long been recognised, only one employer has been successfully prosecuted for breaking the law.

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