'They treat you like an animal': How British farms run on exploitation
Resumen
Fecha comunicada: 27 Mar 2023
Ubicación: Reino Unido
Otro
Not Reported ( Agricultura y ganadería ) - EmployerAfectado
Total de personas afectadas: Número desconocido
Trabajadores migrantes e inmigrantes: ( Número desconocido - Nepal , Agricultura y ganadería , Gender not reported )Temas
Intimidación y AmenazasRespuesta
Response sought: No
Medidas adoptadas: None reported
Tipo de fuente: News outlet
Resumen
Fecha comunicada: 27 Mar 2023
Ubicación: Reino Unido
Otro
Not Reported ( Agricultura y ganadería ) - EmployerAfectado
Total de personas afectadas: Número desconocido
Trabajadores migrantes e inmigrantes: ( Número desconocido - Ucrania , Agricultura y ganadería , Men )Temas
Salud y seguridad en el trabajoRespuesta
Response sought: No
Medidas adoptadas: None reported
Tipo de fuente: News outlet
Resumen
Fecha comunicada: 27 Mar 2023
Ubicación: Reino Unido
Empresas
Concordia - RecruiterAfectado
Total de personas afectadas: Número desconocido
Trabajadores migrantes e inmigrantes: ( Número desconocido - Sudáfrica , Agricultura y ganadería , Women , Documented migrants )Temas
Movilidad restringida , Intimidación y AmenazasRespuesta
Respuesta buscada: Sí, por Journalist
Medidas adoptadas: Concordia did not respond to the outlet's request for comment.
Tipo de fuente: News outlet
Resumen
Fecha comunicada: 27 Mar 2023
Ubicación: Reino Unido
Empresas
Lidl - Buyer , Medlar Fruit Farms - Employer , Tesco - Buyer , Concordia - RecruiterAfectado
Total de personas afectadas: Número desconocido
Trabajadores migrantes e inmigrantes: ( Número desconocido - Serbia , Agricultura y ganadería , Women , Documented migrants )Temas
Despido , Tasas de contratación , Acoso (no sexual) , Condiciones de vida precarias/inadecuadas , Access to electricityRespuesta
Respuesta buscada: Sí, por Journalist
Link externo para respuesta (Más información)
Medidas adoptadas: Medlar provided a comment to the outlet's request saying he “welfare and happiness of our team is fundamental to us” and told TBIJ and VICE that they were investigating the claims, which they took “very seriously”. Tesco directed the outlet to a statement by the British Retail Consortium and Lidl did not respond to a request for comment.
Tipo de fuente: News outlet
Resumen
Fecha comunicada: 27 Mar 2023
Ubicación: Reino Unido
Empresas
Waitrose (part of John Lewis Partnership) - Buyer , Co-operative Group - Buyer , Concordia - Recruiter , Tuesley Farm - Supplier , Tesco - BuyerAfectado
Total de personas afectadas: Número desconocido
Trabajadores migrantes e inmigrantes: ( Número desconocido - Sudáfrica , Agricultura y ganadería , Women , Documented migrants )Temas
Intimidación y Amenazas , Acoso (no sexual) , Salud y seguridad en el trabajo , Lesiones/Heridas , Tasas de contratación , Access to Non-Judicial RemedyRespuesta
Respuesta buscada: Sí, por Journalist
Link externo para respuesta (Más información)
Medidas adoptadas: In response to a request, Tuesley did not provide a statement regarding the allegations. Tesco directed journalists to a statement from the British Retail Consortium. Co-op did not respond. Waitrose provided a statement.
Tipo de fuente: News outlet
Resumen
Fecha comunicada: 27 Mar 2023
Ubicación: Reino Unido
Empresas
Tesco - Buyer , Lidl - Buyer , Co-operative Group - Buyer , Dearnsdale Fruit Farm - SupplierAfectado
Total de personas afectadas: Número desconocido
Trabajadores migrantes e inmigrantes: ( Número desconocido - Sudáfrica , Agricultura y ganadería , Women , Documented migrants )Temas
Intimidación y Amenazas , Salud y seguridad en el trabajo , Acoso (no sexual) , Lesiones/Heridas , Robo de salarios , Tasas de contratación , Exposición al calor , Objetivos de producción excesivosRespuesta
Respuesta buscada: Sí, por Journalist
Link externo para respuesta (Más información)
Medidas adoptadas: In response to a request, Dearnsdale provided a statement regarding the allegations. Tesco directed journalists to a statement from the British Retail Consortium. Lidl and Co-op did not respond.
Tipo de fuente: News outlet
Resumen
Fecha comunicada: 27 Mar 2023
Ubicación: Reino Unido
Empresas
Gaskains - Employer , AG Recruitment - RecruiterAfectado
Total de personas afectadas: 1
Trabajadores migrantes e inmigrantes: ( Número desconocido - Nepal , Agricultura y ganadería , Gender not reported , Documented migrants )Temas
Condiciones de vida precarias/inadecuadas , Intimidación y AmenazasRespuesta
Respuesta buscada: Sí, por Journalist
Link externo para respuesta (Más información)
Medidas adoptadas: In response to a request, Gaskains "said it complied with government caps on rent". AG Recruitment also provided a response.
Tipo de fuente: News outlet
Resumen
Fecha comunicada: 27 Mar 2023
Ubicación: Reino Unido
Empresas
AG Recruitment - RecruiterAfectado
Total de personas afectadas: Número desconocido
Trabajadores migrantes e inmigrantes: ( Número desconocido - Ubicación desconocida , Agricultura y ganadería , Gender not reported , Documented migrants )Temas
Movilidad restringidaRespuesta
Respuesta buscada: Sí, por Journalist
Link externo para respuesta (Más información)
Medidas adoptadas: AG Recruitment provided a statement to the outlet in response to a request for commen.t
Tipo de fuente: News outlet
Resumen
Fecha comunicada: 27 Mar 2023
Ubicación: Reino Unido
Empresas
Pro-Force Recruitment - RecruiterAfectado
Total de personas afectadas: Número desconocido
Trabajadores migrantes e inmigrantes: ( Número desconocido - Ubicación desconocida , Agricultura y ganadería , Gender not reported , Documented migrants )Temas
Movilidad restringidaRespuesta
Respuesta buscada: Sí, por Journalist
Medidas adoptadas: Pro-Force did not respond to a request for comment.
Tipo de fuente: News outlet
… An investigation by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism and VICE World News has uncovered widespread mistreatment of migrants working at more than 20 UK farms, nurseries and packhouses in 2022. Workers reported a litany of problems, from not going to the toilet for fear of not hitting targets, to being made to work in gale-force winds. Some said they would be shouted at or punished for having their mobile in their pocket or talking to work colleagues while on the field. Others said they were threatened by recruiters with being deported or blacklisted.
Many were left in debt and destitution, and some left the UK being owed money by their employers. One worker even had to pull out his own tooth because he could not find appropriate medical care. Our findings expose a poorly enforced government visa scheme that is flagrantly breached by farms and recruiters, and which leaves people vulnerable to exploitation...
Dearnsdale said: “We do refer to members of staff by their numbers, however this is not to degrade the individual but purely on a business need basis as is standard in the industry.”… “We are not aware that people are sanctioned in the manner suggested.”...
… South Africans were arriving at Tuesley Farm, Surrey, which supplies Tesco, Co-op and Waitrose. One of them was Sybil Msezane… She had previously worked with trade unions in South Africa and was shocked to discover how few labour protections workers had in the UK...
Tuesley Farm did not respond to a request for comment...
… Farmers often charge workers for accommodation, such as a small shared room in a caravan, and gas and electricity bills… At least one farm, Gaskains in Kent, charged workers nearly £85 per week for a shared room in a caravan last year – more than the pay for eight hours of work. Gaskains said it complied with government caps on rent...
A Waitrose spokesperson said: “Worker welfare is absolutely vital to us, and we’re really concerned to read these allegations. We’re looking into this with our supplier as a matter of urgency.”
Lidl and Co-op did not respond to requests for comment.
Tesco directed TBIJ and VICE World News to a statement by the British Retail Consortium, which said: “Protecting the welfare of people and communities in supply chains is fundamental to our members, and any practices that fall short of our high standards will not be tolerated. Our members are urgently reviewing the allegations raised by these workers, engaging with their primary suppliers to ensure a comprehensive investigation is undertaken.”...