cards interface. Give it a try.SINGAPORE: A 30-year-old man was charged on Thursday for offences involving the illegal importation of labour, false declaration of employment and illegal employment under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act .Qin was the director of Xpress Manufacture and Express Manufacture, and from May 2022 to September 2022, investigations revealed that he allegedly obtained work passes for 20 foreigners to work for both companies in exchange for money.
"The two companies were, in fact, non-operational, did not require the employment of foreigners and failed to employ them after their arrival in Singapore," said MOM. Qin also allegedly employed two foreigners without valid work passes between June 2022 and December 2022 to work for Xpress Cleaning & Service, of which he was the sole owner.
Both foreigners had obtained the work passes under Xpress Manufacture and Express Manufacture as Xpress Cleaning & Service did not have the quota to hire more foreign employees, said MOM. "Qin had also allegedly declared that one other foreigner would be employed by Xpress Manufacture, when there was no intention for her to be employed," the ministry added.Under the EFMA, those convicted of obtaining work passes for foreign employees for a business that does not exist, that is not in operation or that does not require the employment of such a foreign employee, and fails to employ the foreign employee, can be jailed up to two years and fined up to S$6,000 per charge.