With unemployment figures at an all-time high and South Africa facing numerous economic challenges, the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) and the Department of Labour are taking steps to curb the employment of illegal foreign nationals living in South Africa, says Jo-lene Da Silva-Vergottini, expatriate solutions advisor at Xpatweb.
“With a spotlight on corruption at immigration level, in the form of falsified visas and bribery, this has only made the topic more sensitive,” she said.
“Consequently, the DHA has taken action and established an anti-corruption unit comprising of immigration experts, lawyers and forensic investigators, in the hopes that employment practices towards foreign nationals will be put under scrutiny.”
