Guangdong
province in Southern China is drafting a new law that may restrict
foreign nationals from working in certain sectors. The new regulation
is a response to the increasing rate of illegal foreigners living and
working in the province, which is China's key manufacturing hub, according to state media.
The
Provincial Labour and Social Security Department plans to divide jobs
into three categories: encouraged, restricted or forbidden, for
foreigners. It is unclear which jobs would fall into the forbidden or
restricted categories according to the new law. Foreign students and
those without a residence permit are ineligible for work, and can be
fined up to RMB1,000 if they are caught working illegally.
The
report says that the new regulation is necessary to fight crime
originating from foreigners. The Provincial government estimates that there
are 10,000 foreign nationals living in Guangdong and "many of them"
were "insecure and involved in crime, such as drug trafficking, fraud
and theft". The authorities are planning to set up a database to better
control visa and residence status and travel registrations of foreign
nationals.
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