ECCR commended in House of Lords debate on migrant workers

November 2009

On 27 October ECCR’s Patron Lord Harries of Pentregarth tabled a debate 'To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the protection of vulnerable migrant workers’ rights'. Several organisations helped ECCR produce an issues briefing for peers taking part in the debate.

ECCR’s work in producing the briefing was praised during the debate, and the research for its report Vulnerable Migrant Workers was cited.

A transcript of the debate is available in Hansard.

During the debate, issues of slavery and forced labour were raised, and the following day the House of Lords agreed to an amendment to the Coroners and Justice Bill that will make both a criminal offence. See report from Anti-Slavery.