NOTICE TO ALL FILIPINOS
On Prohibition Against Employment of Foreign Household Service Worker (HSW)
The Philippine Consulate General in Chongqing reminds the Filipino communities in Chongqing Municipality, Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan Provinces, that household service work is still considered as an illegal profession in Mainland China and violates Articles 80 and 81 of the Exit and Entry Administration Law of the People’s Republic of China as follows:
(Article 80) Foreigners who work in China illegally shall be fined not less than RMB 5,000 but not more than RMB 20,000; where circumstances are serious, they shall be detained for not less than five days but not more than fifteen days and shall also be fined not less than RMB 5,000 but not more than RMB 20,000.
Persons who introduce jobs to ineligible foreigners shall be fined RMB 5,000 for each job illegally introduced to one foreigner, with a cap of not more than RMB 50,000 in total; and entities that introduce jobs to ineligible foreigners shall be fined RMB 5,000 for each job illegally introduced to one foreigner, with a cap of RMB 100,000 in total; and the illegal gains, if any, shall be confiscated.
Individuals or entities that illegally employ foreigners shall be fined RMB 10,000 for each illegally employed foreigner, with a cap of RMB 100,000 in total; and the illegal gains, if any, shall be confiscated.
(Article 81) Where foreigners engage in activities not corresponding to the purposes of stay or residence, or otherwise violate the laws or regulations of China, which makes them no longer eligible to stay or reside in China, they may be ordered to exit China within a time limit.
Where a foreigner’s violation of this Law is serious but does not constitute a crime, the Ministry of Public Security may deport them. The penalty decision made by the Ministry of Public Security shall be final.
Deported foreigners shall not be allowed to enter China within 10 years calculating from the date of deportation.
The Filipino Communities in Chongqing, Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan are reminded exercise extreme caution from individuals who promise employment in profession considered illegal in China.