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EU targeting illegal employment

May 17th, 2007 · Post your comment (No Comments)

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European businesses caught employing illegal immigrants face jail sentences under new proposals from the European Commission to control immigration.

Justice Commissioner Franco Frattini also wants a five-fold increase in the number of spot checks on companies.

As much as 16% of Europe’s business is done off the books, Mr Frattini says.

It is estimated that there are 3-8m illegal immigrants in the EU, a figure increasing by up to 500,000 every year because of easy access to illegal work.

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