Forced labour

A study analysing how businesses make money from forced labour says that “light-touch” regulation and a heavy hand on immigration are contributing to the creation of “a segment of the workforce, at or near the National Minimum Wage, susceptible to forced labour”.

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation report, Forced labour’s business models and supply chains, recommends putting in place a UK-wide advisory panel to better tackle the problem.

www.jrf.org.uk/publications/forced-labour-business-models-supply