North Rhine-Westphalia: Undeclared work in construction: customs officers arrest four workers

Dortmund (dpa / lnw) - Investigators arrested four workers on a Dortmund construction site during undeclared work checks.

North Rhine-Westphalia: Undeclared work in construction: customs officers arrest four workers

Dortmund (dpa / lnw) - Investigators arrested four workers on a Dortmund construction site during undeclared work checks. The men who had been busy renovating an apartment building were officially only in Germany as tourists, the financial control for undeclared work at the main customs office in Dortmund announced on Friday.

Proceedings were initiated against the men aged between 24 and 46 on suspicion of illegal residence. You have Albanian nationality. Your employer is now facing proceedings for aiding and abetting illegal residence and illegal employment of workers without a work permit - a prison sentence of up to 10 years and a fine of up to 500,000 euros are possible.