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Article

15 May 2012

Author:
BBC

'Forced labour' of migrants in UK food industry

Some migrant workers face threatening and inhumane conditions in parts of the UK food industry, a report claims. The "bottom of the UK labour market" in sectors such as agriculture, can be exploitative - says the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF).The report authors interviewed 62 foreign workers, mainly Polish, Chinese, Latvian and Lithuanian, across England and Scotland…The report recommends the Gangmasters' Licensing Authority (GLA), the body responsible for protecting workers in agriculture, food processing and shellfish gathering from exploitation, be given a greater role in tackling workplace abuse…The report's authors also called for more action by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to tackle minimum wage violations and exploitative…[and called] on large food retailers and suppliers to increase the monitoring of their supply chains to ensure minimum wage is paid, and to avoid audits where employers hand-pick the workers who give evidence.

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