Great Britain: gangmaster licensing authority reformed for agriculture supplying workers

What is going to change.  The GLA is no longer going to be present in some sectors where the risk is low, and where the number of vulnerable workers and abuses is going down (apprenticeship, sylviculture, cleaning firms, voluntary service…).  The GLA should focus on severe abuses from agencies guilty of trafficking in persons, tax evasion or health and safety violations, and it will have to work together with agencies in charge of applying the law to better target those who commit abuses and organize crime.  “Responsible employers who play by the rules will be freed from unnecessary costs and bureaucracy” declared Agriculture Minister Jim Paice. 
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where the risk is low, and where the number of vulnerable workers and abuses is going down (apprenticeship, sylviculture, cleaning firms, voluntary service…). The GLA should focus on severe abuses from agencies guilty of trafficking in persons, tax evasion or health and safety violations, and it will have to work together with agencies in charge of applying the law to better target those who commit abuses and organize crime. “Responsible employers who play by the rules will be freed from unne

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