Calls to extend construction Gangmaster Licensing

Unite, the union, is backing a call from a Labour MP for legislation to regulate gangmasters who exploit migrant workers in the UK building industry.

 

Last week, Labour MP, Jim Sheridan, announced a proposal to extend gangmaster licensing law to the construction industry.

 

According to Unite “crooked gangmasters” are avoiding regulation by moving into the construction industry from the agriculture and food sectors. Unite says it has growing evidence of abuses of m... (169 more words)

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