LONDON: The UK government on Sunday announced increased fines for employers and landlords who allow migrants without papers to work for them or rent their properties, as part of measures to deter migrant arrivals.
The Conservative government, languishing in the polls ahead of a general election due next year, wants to stop illegal crossings of the English Channel in small boats.The interior ministry said 'illegal working and renting are significant pull factors' for migrants making the dangerous journey.Civil penalties for employers will triple to up to £45,000 per worker, the ministry said in a statement.
Last month his government passed a law, criticized by the United Nations, that bars asylum claims by migrants arriving via the Channel and other 'illegal' routes.It also mandates their transfer to third countries, such as Rwanda, but that element of the law has been bogged down in court challenges.
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