Proposals for Gangmaster Licensing System Published

Proposals for a new body to help stop exploitation of agricultural workers have been published by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).

The Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004 requires labour providers, known as gangmasters, to be licensed: nobody will be able to act as a gangmaster in agriculture, shellfish gathering and related processing and packaging without a licence, and it will be illegal for anyone to use an unlicensed gangmaster. Offenders risk up to ten years... (67 more words)

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