Two Benoni employers were arrested and five foreign nationals detained following a joint compliance raid by the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) Overloads Unit and the SAPS on July 15.

At the first business, a 28-year-old employer was issued a R5 000 J534 admission-of-guilt fine for employing one undocumented foreign national without a valid work permit, reports the Benoni City Times.

During an inspection at the second company, officers allegedly found four undocumented foreign nationals employed without the required documentation. The 26-year-old employer received four admission-of-guilt fines totalling R20 000.

Foreign nationals detained at Benoni Police Station

Both employers paid their admission-of-guilt fines at the Benoni Police Station and were issued with J70 proof-of-payment receipts.

EMPD media liaison Kelebogile Thepa said all five undocumented foreign nationals were detained at the Benoni Police Station for further processing in terms of the Immigration Act 13 of 2002.

The employers were arrested for allegedly contravening Section 38(1)(a) and (b) of the act, which prohibits knowingly employing unauthorised foreign nationals.

Metro promises further compliance operations

The EMPD said compliance operations will continue across the city to ensure businesses adhere to national labour and immigration laws.

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