MEDIA ALERT
29 January 2010
Immigration uncovers Sydney labour hire racket –
vision, stills and audio
Arrangements to remove a group of 13 illegal workers are under way as police
and immigration investigators examine evidence of a labour hire racket
uncovered in Sydney today.
The labour hire racket was allegedly operating in Sydney’s construction
industry and was the target of a joint Australian Federal Police
(AFP)/Immigration operation over the past 48 hours. The early morning
warrants served today on a plastering contracting business followed the
location of 13 gyprockers during immigration compliance field activity in
Newington yesterday.
Broadcast-quality vision is currently being played out by Channel Seven
to Sydney television news channels.
This includes:
wild vision of the operation
illegal workers being escorted to transport for further interview
police securing the site perimeter
investigators searching the target’s offices and records
four pieces-to-camera from Immigration team spokesman Roger Allen
In addition, this vision plus print-quality photographs and audio news
grabs of the operation can be downloaded from the department’s online
Please check the online newsroom periodically throughout the
afternoon as material will be posted as available.
Media contact: National Communications Branch
02 6264 2244
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