Illegal workers busted at Mooroopna, near Shepparton, Vic

Illegal workers busted on fruit farm at Mooroopna, near Shepparton, and deported to Malaysia and Indonesia

A GROUP of 76 illegal workers busted fruit picking in northern Victoria have been deported back to Malaysia and Indonesia after a mass immigration operation.
The 63 Malaysians and 13 Indonesians were flown home last night – the largest mass removal of illegal workers from Australia this decade, the government said.

They were nabbed during a raid on a caravan park last week in Mooroopna, just west of Shepparton, where they had been working illegally picking tomatoes and pears.

Eighty-five people were caught, with arrangements being made to deport the remaining nine workers – five Malaysians, three Koreans and a Nepalese person.

Immigration Minister Chris Evans said the 85 had entered Australia with valid visas before taking on the illegal work.

He praised the work of the immigration department.

« The fact that within the space of nine days these people have been located, detained and removed from Australia demonstrates the government’s commitment to stamping out illegal work, » Senator Evans said in a statement this morning.

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He said employers faced fines of up to $13,200 and two years’ imprisonment for hiring people with no work rights.

Companies can be docked $66,000 per illegal worker.

Source: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/illegal-workers-busted-on-fruit-farm-at-mooroopna-near-shepparton-and-deported-to-malaysia-and-indonesia/story-e6frf7kx-1225834585561

J’espere que ca va laisser des boulots pour des gens qui sont legals!

Kate