Lack of Dual Permits, Foreigner Fined for Illegal Employment

Source: OT-Team(G),扬州广播电视台

  Recently, police in Jiangdu District, Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, investigated a case of illegal employment involving a foreigner. Both the individual and the training institution were penalized for unlawful employment and hiring practices.

   The Exit-Entry Administration Team of the Jiangdu Branch of the Yangzhou Public Security Bureau conducted an investigation into the legal residency status of foreigners in the area. During this operation, officers found a foreign man teaching at an off-campus training institution and immediately checked his documents, discovering that he lacked the necessary qualifications to be a foreign teacher.

  Officer Zhang Wenqing stated, "During our verification at the training center, we found that this foreign teacher did not have a work permit or a work-related residence permit, which means he was engaged in illegal employment." According to Officer Zhang, under the "Exit and Entry Administration Law of the People's Republic of China," this behavior is classified as illegal employment. Foreigners working as teachers in China must have both a work permit and a work-related residence permit.

  "According to regulations, he needs to first obtain a work permit from the science and technology department, and then apply for a work-related residence permit from our local public security exit-entry administration. Only then can he legally work as a foreign teacher," Officer Zhang added.

  The law stipulates that foreigners engaged in illegal employment are subject to fines ranging from 5,000 to 20,000 RMB. Training institutions that employ foreigners without proper work permits face fines of 10,000 RMB per illegal hire, up to a maximum of 100,000 RMB. The Jiangdu Branch of the Yangzhou Public Security Bureau has already imposed the appropriate administrative penalties on both the individual and the training institution involved.