IMMIGRATION : EP ENDORSES PENALTIES FOR EMPLOYERS OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.

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The European Parliament adopted, on 19 February, its formal position on the directive establishing penalties for employers of illegal immigrants and ensuring legal pay conditions for such workers. At its plenary session in Brussels, the EP approved, by 552 to 105, with 34 abstentions, the resolution drafted by Claudio Fava (PES, Italy).

Parliament and the Council worked out a compromise whereby the directive is based on the following principles: punitive action on the employer and not on the immigrant; criminal penalties for the most serious cases; automatic recovery of back pay owed; a complaint mechanism; accountability of companies that subcontract; and effective inspections.

MEPs had already agreed, on 4 February in Strasbourg, to the compromise negotiated with the Council but had postponed their vote at the request of the...

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