Experiences of forced labour in the UK food industry

TY - BOOK

T1 - Experiences of forced labour in the UK food industry

A1 - Scott,Sam

A1 - Craig,Gary

A1 - Geddes,Alistair

AU - Scott,Sam

AU - Craig,Gary

AU - Geddes,Alistair

PB - Joseph Rowntree Foundation

CY - York

PY - 2012

Y1 - 2012

N2 - This report looks at evidence of exploitation and forced labour in sectors within the UK food industry.<br/>It draws upon in-depth testimonies from 62 migrant workers mainly originating from the EU and China.<br/>Three sub-sectors of the food industry are represented in the study:<br/>agriculture, food processing and minority ethnic catering. The research is based<br/>in five areas of the UK: south Lincolnshire and the Wash area, east-central<br/>Scotland (encompassing Dundee, Angus, Fife, and Perth and Kinross), Bristol<br/>and the south-west of England, London and Liverpool.<br/>The UK government recently reaffirmed its commitment to eradicating<br/>modern-day slavery by creating the criminal offence of ‘forced labour’.<br/>Focusing on sub-sectors of the economy known to be home to significant<br/>levels of exploitation, the report seeks to identify forced labour in four ways. It:<br/>• lists the key forced labour indicators affecting the 62 migrants interviewed;<br/>• highlights the labour-market contexts closely associated with forced labour;<br/>• discusses the practices employers engage in that, if severe enough or<br/>numerous enough, lead to forced labour situations;<br/>• identifies the negative outcomes that result from workers experiencing<br/>forced labour.

AB - This report looks at evidence of exploitation and forced labour in sectors within the UK food industry.<br/>It draws upon in-depth testimonies from 62 migrant workers mainly originating from the EU and China.<br/>Three sub-sectors of the food industry are represented in the study:<br/>agriculture, food processing and minority ethnic catering. The research is based<br/>in five areas of the UK: south Lincolnshire and the Wash area, east-central<br/>Scotland (encompassing Dundee, Angus, Fife, and Perth and Kinross), Bristol<br/>and the south-west of England, London and Liverpool.<br/>The UK government recently reaffirmed its commitment to eradicating<br/>modern-day slavery by creating the criminal offence of ‘forced labour’.<br/>Focusing on sub-sectors of the economy known to be home to significant<br/>levels of exploitation, the report seeks to identify forced labour in four ways. It:<br/>• lists the key forced labour indicators affecting the 62 migrants interviewed;<br/>• highlights the labour-market contexts closely associated with forced labour;<br/>• discusses the practices employers engage in that, if severe enough or<br/>numerous enough, lead to forced labour situations;<br/>• identifies the negative outcomes that result from workers experiencing<br/>forced labour.

UR - http://www.jrf.org.uk/sites/files/jrf/forced-labour-food-industry-full.pdf

UR - http://www.jrf.org.uk/sites/files/jrf/Forced-Labour-Food-Industry-ebook.pdf

M1 - Commissioned report

BT - Experiences of forced labour in the UK food industry

ER -