CIAO DATE: 11/2009
July 2009
This paper evaluates the current protection afforded to workers in the industries regulated by the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA). It highlights that a significant number of unlicensed gangmasters continue to exist, and exploitation of workers is still reported. The GLA's efforts to reduce exploitation are fundamentally thwarted by workers' fear of blowing the whistle, particularly during a recession.
Resource link: How best to protect workers employed by gangmasters, five years after Morecambe Bay [PDF] - 794K