ETI Press Release (extract)
ETI welcomes launch of Gangmasters Licensing Authority
1 April 2005
Commenting on the launch of the new Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) today (1 April 2005), Dan Rees, Director of the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) and Chairman of the Temporary Labour Working Group (TLWG) - an alliance representing the entire food chain, trade unions and labour providers - said:
‘This is a critical step towards stamping out the exploitative working practices of some temporary labour providers. To avoid a labour shortage, the entire industry from plough to plate needs to act now to ensure labour providers are prepared when licensing comes into force in 2006’.
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ETI Activities: Experimental projects: UK agriculture ("gangmasters")
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