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29/09/2008
ID cards for migrant workers to help 'prevent abuse' |
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Biometric ID cards are to be introduced for migrant workers and will hold information on a person's immigration status among other details, Workplace Law Network reports.
The cards, which will be introduced for foreign nationals from November 2008, have been launched to help companies check their employee's entitlement to work in the UK.
Jacqui Smith, the home secretary, said that the introduction of the cards would not only make it easier for employers to check work entitlement but would also help the UK Border Agency (UKBA) to verify someone's identity.
Ms Smith explained the benefits of the system: "This will provide identity protection to the many here legally who contribute to the prosperity of the UK, while helping prevent abuse."
The government are planning to introduce a new Points Based System in the UK for managed migration.
Under the new system, any sponsor businesses or education providers must keep records of migrants they have sponsored and this will extend to having an identity card for them. |
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