The Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) is scrutinising the treatment of workers in carwashes, construction, textile manufacture, cleaning and warehouse operations. A number of prosecutions are already under way and the first case under its new remit is expected to come to court as early as next month. “We have got a bigger team to follow the labour exploitation trail wherever it takes us. Latest figures reveal more than 40 million people are living in slavery Read moreLast year, the antislavery body conducted 100 investigations. Its new powers enable the GLAA to look into cases of forced labour and human trafficking many of which would previously have been passed to the police.

Source: The Guardian September 24, 2017 15:36 UTC