Visa raid targets 74 Chinese on construction site

Immigration police yesterday extended their visa raids to a construction site in Phnom Penh’s Tuol Kork district where they detained 74 Chinese construction workers. In April 2014, the Interior Ministry and Labour Ministry formed a joint inspection committee to keep an eye on companies employing foreigners and to take a more active role in enforcing the 1997 Labour Law as well as immigration laws.

The laws require all migrant workers in the kingdom to hold a work permit along with the appropriate business visa. If found to be employed without a permit, they must pay $100 to apply for one and be fined $125. The government has recently been increasing enforcement of immigration laws, cracking down on improper documents, visas and work permits.

“Our police forces inspected and checked the documents of the Chinese nationals at their construction site, and they found that 62 of the 74 had a business visa within their passports,” Interior Ministry chief inspector Lieutenant General Uk Heisela said. “However, 14 didn’t have work permits from the Labour Ministry, while the other 12 had no passports or proper documentation to stay or work in the kingdom.”

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