33 foreigners caught trying to get work pass with forged certs
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Submitting forged academic certificates breaches the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act, and anyone found guilty can be fined up to $20,000 and jailed for up to two years.
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Fabian Koh
A total of 33 foreigners were caught for submitting forged certificates in connection with work pass applications between 2016 and last year, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said yesterday.
They were either prosecuted or given stern warnings, added MOM, without giving a breakdown.
