January 12, 2012

Antigua minister calls for crackdown on illegal aliens

ST JOHN’S — Minister of National Security Labour Dr Errol Cort has called for a clamp down on illegal aliens working in various sectors of the economy.

Cort said the Labour Department must play its role in ensuring that residents with the legal right to work on island are not disadvantaged by immigrants who skirt the law.

He pinpointed the construction sector as a particular area of concern in this regard.

“I continue to receive complaints in respect of persons working illegally, primarily at various construction sites. These are issues that the Labour Department will have to be very aggressive to ensure that persons who are working out there, especially in those critical sectors, are persons who are lawfully entitled to work,” Cort said.

The minister of labour said the department needs to ensure that persons have the requisite documentation to allow them to be legally involved in gainful employment.

“Where it is found where those individuals are not lawfully authorised to engage in employment, the appropriate action needs to be taken in that regard,” Dr Cort said. (Antigua Observer)

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