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May 2009 Migrant workers fill many agency, seasonal and temporary jobs in the UK and Ireland. But, according to a new report published 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. ECCR's report - Vulnerable Migrant Workers: The Responsibility of Business - reveals the vulnerability of migrant workers in areas of the domestic economy where low-skilled flexible labour is concentrated: care, cleaning, construction, hospitality and catering, and food production, manufacturing and retail. 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 ... [News release] (pdf) Read more
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