00:00Government of Employment and Labor has launched the phase recruitment of 10,000
00:06inspectors for this financial year as I announced during the State of the
00:11Nation Address. We're going to increase the penalties including imprisonment for
00:18employers who violate our Immigration Act. We cannot have a situation where
00:26employers who after being charged and found guilty of violating our laws merely
00:32pay a fine and continue employing undocumented foreign nationals whom they
00:37exploit. To address violations of immigration and labor laws in the
00:43transport sector we are implementing a plan that has been developed with the
00:50logistics and freight industry as well as our labor organizations. The second part
00:57of our response is to secure our borders. Every sovereign nation has a
01:04responsibility to know who enters its territory, why they are entering and how
01:10long they are permitted to stay. Secure borders are not a sign of hostility
01:17towards other countries. They are a fundamental requirement of a sovereign
01:23and well-governed State. Accordingly we are taking further measures to secure our
01:29borders. We will therefore continue to invest in modern technology, infrastructure
01:36and personnel to ensure that our borders are secure while facilitating legitimate
01:42trade, travel and economic activity.
01:46We will
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