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Organising migrant workers: evidence from TUC funded work - 09/08/2006 17:40
This thread discusses the Content article: Organising migrant workers: evidence from TUC funded work
The article by Ian Fitgerald states:If we start with food processing there are clear challenges here that unions are facing. But there has also been progress, not only with some membership gain but also with regard to tackling the exploitative structure that is being introduced by some employers. The most obvious sign of this is with agencies, some of who recently came under a form of control through the gang masters legislation. A union representing food processing workers reported that it had recently been able to negotiate a regional agreement with one of these leading agencies. Even through this was still in its early stages a regional official noted that migrant workers were receiving a recommendation from the agency, in their home country, to join the union when they entered the UK. The official went on to comment that the company had opened its books, for example the union had a right to inspect any accommodation provided by the agency."
Can Ian Firtzgeld (or anyone else?) tell me which union (and in which area of the UK) was involved in the instance of arrangement with an migrant worker employment agency.
Jake Jackson - GMB
Post edited by: uin, at: 2006/08/09 17:44
Post edited by: uin, at: 2006/08/09 17:45
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