Crackdown on illegal foreign labor

GUANGZHOU: Firms that employ foreigners without work permits could face fines of up to 50,000 yuan ($7,300), the provincial public security bureau said yesterday.

Many companies in Guangdong province seek to employ people from Africa, the Middle East, Vietnam and Myanmar because of low wages.

The exit and entry department of the provincial bureau of public security said it planned to set up a database foreign visas, departures and entries.