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What are you Doing?

Gain insights into modern slavery, labor exploitation, and spotting the signs. Learn about resources and what action to take. Overcome challenges to help safeguard vulnerable workers with GLAA. Working in partnership to combat this issue.

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What are you Doing?

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  1. The Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority Sam IrelandHead of Business Change‘Working in partnership to protect vulnerable and exploited workers’

  2. Aims 1. Introduction to modern slavery and labour exploitation2. Introduction to GLAA and its work3. Spotting the signs of modern slavery and labour exploitation4. Resources available to you

  3. What are you Doing?

  4. How does it happen? Sold a dream, a better life Passports and ID docs seized Transported

  5. Spotting the signs No access to passports and ID documents, no contract, wages withheld, Movements are controlled by another person, work excessive hours over long periods Forced to stay in a place you haven’t chosen, inadequate PPE, only travel with other workers No access to medical care, poor and crampedaccommodation, Limited access to food, unable to communicate freely with others, owe a work finding fee Paid less than National minimum wage, subject to violence or threats of violence

  6. What would you do?

  7. Challenges • It is hidden • Scale of issue • Limited resources • Conditions here vs home • Perception of ‘victim’ status • Fear of authority • Need to work • Re-trafficking • Cluttered landscape of help and support

  8. gla.gov.uk

  9. Your questions?Samantha.ireland@gla.gov.ukintelligence@gla.gov.uk www.gla.gov.uk 0800 432 0804 @UK_GLAA • Working in partnership to protect vulnerable and exploited workers

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