Freshway Dairy faces fine for immigration offences
Freshway Dairy could face a fine of up to £270,000, after 24 men were arrested at its manufacturing site for immigration offences.
On May 27, officers from the UK Border Agency raided the Acton dairy, which produces milk, yogurt, cheese and fruit juice. The 24 men were arrested for illegal entry, working in breach of their visa conditions and overstaying their visas. Of the men arrested, 22 were Indian nationals and the other two were Pakistani.
Unless the dairy can prove that it carried out the correct right-to-work checks on its employees, it may face fines totalling £270,000.
"Illegal working is not a victimless crime it has a serious impact on communities, undercutting wages and taking jobs from those who are genuinely allowed to work in the UK," said assistant director Olivia Nuttall, head of the UK Border Agency's Ealing Local Immigration Team.
