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Article

18 May 2009

Author:
Ecumenical Council for Corporate Responsibility (ECCR)

[PDF] New report reveals the down-side of flexible labour [UK & Ireland]

Migrant workers fill many agency, seasonal and temporary jobs in the UK and Ireland. But, according to a new report published this week by the Ecumenical Council for Corporate Responsibility (ECCR), they remain vulnerable to very low pay, over-long hours, poor health and safety conditions, workplace discrimination and other forms of injustice…The report compares the policies and practices of nine food production, manufacturing and supermarket companies towards migrant workers, particularly in their supply chains. Companies in the survey include Associated British Foods, Kerry Group, Morrisons, Northern Foods, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Unilever.