Gangmasters Licensing Act could extend to construction industry
The construction industry could come under the remit of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) if a new Bill is passed in Parliament.
Labour MP Jim Sheridan read the new Bill, which proposes that the Gangmasters Licensing Act should cover construction firms. Alan Ritchie, general secretary of the Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians (UCATT), told Contract Journal magazine that he welcomes the Bill and said that the rule will be essential "to tackle exploitation and casualisation in the construction industry".
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