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Govt says it will make modern slavery history – but experts warn the victim toll is rising
18 October 2019
The Home Secretary, Priti Patel, today – Anti-Slavery Day – pledged to "consign modern slavery to the history books", but despite government reports that investigations are on the increase, experts warn that the number of victims is rising too.
Govt says it will make modern slavery history – but experts warn the victim toll is rising
18 October 2019
The Home Secretary, Priti Patel, today – Anti-Slavery Day – pledged to "consign modern slavery to the history books", but despite government reports that investigations are on the increase, experts warn that the number of victims is rising too.
Govt pushes forward with social care recruitment without reviewing workers' rights
18 October 2019
The government is pushing forward with its social care recruitment campaign, without first addressing the main drivers of high turnover in the sector - poor pay and insecure hours.
Ken Loach supports striking couriers' call for basic workers' rights
11 October 2019
Film director Ken Loach has lent his support to striking mail couriers, who are calling on their employer – a private Royal Mail contractor – to provide them with basic workers' rights.
#MeTooPay campaign calls for gender equal wage policies
07 October 2019
Female business leaders have come together to spark the #MeTooPay campaign, which borrows its name from the #MeToo campaign against sexual harassment and repurposes it to focus on another area in which women are particularly vulnerable – pay.
Justice system staff call for return of collective bargaining in probation
07 October 2019
Delegates at Unison's 2019 Police and Justice Conference have called for a return to collective bargaining at a national level for the UK's probation service.
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