angariação de mão de obra ilegal
Published 30 October 2026, 20:39
angariação de mão de obra ilegal (recruitment of illegal labour)
A separate crime under the foreigners law: recruiting or enticing foreigners who have no right to work here, for unlawful gain, in order to bring them into the Portuguese labour market. It usually appears alongside the offence of aiding illegal immigration, in the same cases involving middlemen and front companies.
Where you come across it. Charges brought by the public prosecutor in cases involving bringing in workers; offers of “a job with papers” for which money is demanded up front.
You can check the promise yourself, free of charge: an employer must notify Segurança Social that it has hired you before your first working day, and you can see this in your Segurança Social Direta account. If there is no notification, there is no employment contract, whatever papers you are shown.
Official website: diariodarepublica.pt/dr/legislacao-consolidada/lei/2007-67564445