A Filipino man, who has been working legally in Malta for over a year, is being held in a detention centre after he was arrested for working without a permit following “a misunderstanding”, according to his new employer.

Joseph Spiteri cannot understand how a genuine mistake led to Jayson Vizconde, 35, being arrested and detained.

Mr Vizconde, who was in between jobs, was waiting for a work permit to be issued under his new employer.

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