EXCLUSIVE: Specialist immigration enforcement teams in six vans surrounded the large warehouse near Tipton in the West Midlands before rushing in just after 10am.
More than 30 officers raided a bedding and mattress factory yesterday as part of a major operation targeting illegal workers that led to a dozen arrests.
The name of the business, Giomani Designs, was on a sign outside, and its products - which include leather beds and outdoor rattan furniture - are sold direct to consumers online. One man was arrested for breaching bail conditions relating to an earlier immigration offence and – through a translator - was offered the choice of a voluntary departure to India and a £3,000 payment but turned this down. It was not clear why.
Four more Indian men were arrested at a nearby cake factory and found to be in breach of their visa conditions, while one was also working illegally.Four of the offenders were detained pending consideration for removal from the UK, while the remaining eight were bailed on the condition they report regularly to the Home Office.
'Illegal workers are found in every sector – industry, beauty, the gig economy – every area you can think of.' Advertisement For a first breach this has gone from £15,000 to £45,000 per illegal worker and for repeat breaches within 3 years the fines have increased from £20,000 to £60,000. Fines for repeat breaches have also risen to £10,000 per lodger and £20,000 per occupier, up from £500 and £3,000.
Home Office figures showed, since the start of 2018, more than 6,000 civil penalties have been issued to employers with a total value of over £105million.
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