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PHILIPPINE ASIAN NEWS TODAY October 16 - 31, 2016
HEADLINE
Vancouver man convicted of illegally
employing Filipina nanny
Franco Orr was handed
a three-month conditional
sentence on October 12,
2016 by a Vancouver court
after he was convicted of
illegally employing a foreign
national.
The B.C. man was
found guilty for wrongfully
employing a Filipina nanny,
identified only as L.S. due to
a court publication ban.
A judge ruled that Orr
deprived the woman of basic
employment rights.
Orr, 53, was found guilty
in September this year of
employing a foreign national
without authorization.
At his sentencing on
October 12, B.C. Supreme
Court
Justice
Jennifer
Duncan said Orr benefited
from the nanny’s “cheap
labour”.
The sentence includes
25 hours of community
service and nine months
probation. Orr is also
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