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labour exploitation and slavery found within uk economy

30/5/2018

A recent investigation by the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) inspected hundreds of UK workplaces, determining the extent of slavery and exploitation in the UK workforce. An assessment of sectors identified common exploitative practices:

Recruitment from overseas agencies charging workers to find employment
Victim identification and profiling
Illegal workers
Terms of employment - including zero hours contracts and excessive working hours
Wages - cash in hand and non-receipt of payslips
Health and safety - insufficient training, charges for PPE
Intimidation and coercion

The largest industries guilty of labour exploitation are reported to include agriculture, construction, hand car washes, nail bars, and manual labour such as food service, catering and hotels.

Demonstrating due dilligence by managing supply chains to ensure your organisation is not party to this type of labour exploitation will minimise any risk to your reputation.

Read the full report...www.gla.gov.uk

palm oil in the supply chain

13/5/2018

Since 2002, approximately 100,000 Bornean orangutans have been lost due to deforestation in order to grow and harvest palm oil, destined for household and other products including foods, shampoos and cosmetics.

Palm oil can be found in half of all packaged products in supermarkets as well as those in catering supplies. The EU directive on food labelling enforces the clear identification of palm oil in food yet there is no requirement for labelling in soap, shampoo and other cosmetics.

The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) is also struggling to ensure registered companies trade only in oil that has not come from deforestation. This makes managing the use of palm oil in the supply chain extremely difficult. Enforcing palm-oil free products should be the top priority. Only where absolute assurance regarding the sustainable sourcing of palm oil is possible should it be considered.

Read more...www.theguardian.com

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