'They treat you like an animal': How British farms run on exploitation
摘要
日期: 2023年3月27日
地点: 英国
其他
Not Reported ( 农业和畜牧 ) - Employer受影响的
受影响的总人数: 数字未知
外劳和移民工人: ( 数字未知 - 尼珀尔 , 农业和畜牧 , Gender not reported )议题
恐吓和威胁回应
Response sought: 否
后续行动: None reported
信息来源: News outlet
摘要
日期: 2023年3月27日
地点: 英国
其他
Not Reported ( 农业和畜牧 ) - Employer受影响的
受影响的总人数: 数字未知
外劳和移民工人: ( 数字未知 - 乌克兰 , 农业和畜牧 , Men )议题
Occupational Health & Safety回应
Response sought: 否
后续行动: None reported
信息来源: News outlet
摘要
日期: 2023年3月27日
地点: 英国
企业
Concordia - Recruiter受影响的
受影响的总人数: 数字未知
外劳和移民工人: ( 数字未知 - 南非 , 农业和畜牧 , Women , Documented migrants )议题
Restricted mobility , 恐吓和威胁回应
已邀请回应：是，由Journalist
后续行动: Concordia did not respond to the outlet's request for comment.
信息来源: News outlet
摘要
日期: 2023年3月27日
地点: 英国
企业
Lidl - Buyer , Medlar Fruit Farms - Employer , Tesco - Buyer , Concordia - Recruiter受影响的
受影响的总人数: 数字未知
外劳和移民工人: ( 数字未知 - 塞尔维亚 , 农业和畜牧 , Women , Documented migrants )议题
Dismissal , 招聘费 , Harassment (other than sexual) , Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Access to electricity回应
已邀请回应：是，由Journalist
回应的外部链接： (查看更多)
后续行动: 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.
信息来源: News outlet
摘要
日期: 2023年3月27日
地点: 英国
企业
Waitrose (part of John Lewis Partnership) - Buyer , Co-operative Group - Buyer , Concordia - Recruiter , Tuesley Farm - Supplier , Tesco - Buyer受影响的
受影响的总人数: 数字未知
外劳和移民工人: ( 数字未知 - 南非 , 农业和畜牧 , Women , Documented migrants )议题
Harassment (other than sexual) , Occupational Health & Safety , 受伤 , 招聘费 , Access to Non-Judicial Remedy , 恐吓和威胁回应
已邀请回应：是，由Journalist
回应的外部链接： (查看更多)
后续行动: 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.
信息来源: News outlet
摘要
日期: 2023年3月27日
地点: 英国
企业
Tesco - Buyer , Lidl - Buyer , Co-operative Group - Buyer , Dearnsdale Fruit Farm - Supplier受影响的
受影响的总人数: 数字未知
外劳和移民工人: ( 数字未知 - 南非 , 农业和畜牧 , Women , Documented migrants )议题
恐吓和威胁 , Occupational Health & Safety , Harassment (other than sexual) , 受伤 , Wage Theft , 招聘费 , Heat exposure , Excessive production targets回应
已邀请回应：是，由Journalist
回应的外部链接： (查看更多)
后续行动: 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.
信息来源: News outlet
摘要
日期: 2023年3月27日
地点: 英国
企业
Gaskains - Employer , AG Recruitment - Recruiter受影响的
受影响的总人数: 1
外劳和移民工人: ( 数字未知 - 尼珀尔 , 农业和畜牧 , Gender not reported , Documented migrants )议题
Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , 恐吓和威胁回应
已邀请回应：是，由Journalist
回应的外部链接： (查看更多)
后续行动: In response to a request, Gaskains "said it complied with government caps on rent". AG Recruitment also provided a response.
信息来源: News outlet
摘要
日期: 2023年3月27日
地点: 英国
企业
AG Recruitment - Recruiter受影响的
受影响的总人数: 数字未知
外劳和移民工人: ( 数字未知 - 地点未知 , 农业和畜牧 , Gender not reported , Documented migrants )议题
Restricted mobility回应
已邀请回应：是，由Journalist
回应的外部链接： (查看更多)
后续行动: AG Recruitment provided a statement to the outlet in response to a request for commen.t
信息来源: News outlet
摘要
日期: 2023年3月27日
地点: 英国
企业
Pro-Force Recruitment - Recruiter受影响的
受影响的总人数: 数字未知
外劳和移民工人: ( 数字未知 - 地点未知 , 农业和畜牧 , Gender not reported , Documented migrants )议题
Restricted mobility回应
已邀请回应：是，由Journalist
后续行动: Pro-Force did not respond to a request for comment.
信息来源: 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.”...