Experiences of forced labour in the UK food industry

TY - BOOK

T1 - Experiences of forced labour in the UK food industry

AU - Scott, Sam

AU - Craig, Gary

AU - Geddes, Alistair

PY - 2012

Y1 - 2012

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

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

M3 - Commissioned report

BT - Experiences of forced labour in the UK food industry

PB - Joseph Rowntree Foundation

CY - York

ER -