Construction crackdown after investigation unveils illegal Malaysian worker network123RF Immigration wants construction firms to take responsibility for illegal workers on their sites. Immigration New Zealand wants construction firms to check the legitimacy of their contracted workers after an investigation unveiled a web of illegal Malaysian workers. Another 85 illegal workers have been stopped at the border since the operation began in May last year. SAMANTHA SMITH/STUFF A director of one of the 10 companies smuggling illegal workers from Malaysia faced eight immigration fraud charges at Manukau District Court. The 10 companies supplying illegal labour to central and east Auckland commercial construction sites felt no sense of responsibility, he said.

Source: Stuff February 26, 2018 22:18 UTC