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	<title>Commission On Vulnerable Employment</title>
	<link>http://www.vulnerableworkers.org.uk</link>
	<description>Seeking solutions to the problems of vulnerable workers</description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:16:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Full report of the Commission released</title>
		<link>http://www.vulnerableworkers.org.uk/2008/05/full-report-of-the-commission-released/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 17:06:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The full version of the Commission’s report, “Hard Work, Hidden Lives”, with a much deeper level of evidence on all areas investigated by the Commission, has now been published and can be downloaded now from this site. You can also read the Commissioners&#8217; Introduction.

Download in pdf format
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		<title>Commission Short Report released</title>
		<link>http://www.vulnerableworkers.org.uk/2008/05/commission-short-report-released/</link>
		<comments>http://www.vulnerableworkers.org.uk/2008/05/commission-short-report-released/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 09:15:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve released the shorter version of the Commission&#8217;s report, &#8220;Hard Work, Hidden Lives&#8221;. You can download it or read the executive summary and recommendations.

Download in pdf format
Read summary

Our full report will be published this evening (Wed 7), to coincide with our formal  launch, and you&#8217;ll be able to download it from this site.
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		<title>Exploitative gangmasters have licenses revoked</title>
		<link>http://www.vulnerableworkers.org.uk/2008/02/exploitative-gangmasters-have-licenses-revoked/</link>
		<comments>http://www.vulnerableworkers.org.uk/2008/02/exploitative-gangmasters-have-licenses-revoked/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:37:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicola</dc:creator>
		
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Nine licensed gangmasters have been found to be violating standards imposed by the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA). The gangmasters were supplying hundreds of mainly Polish, Lithuanian, Latvian and Bulgarian workers to pick daffodils and vegetables in Cornwall.  During a multi-agency operation, officers unearthed evidence of the violated standards and have since been carrying out further [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TUC welcomes apprentices bill</title>
		<link>http://www.vulnerableworkers.org.uk/2007/12/tuc-welcomes-apprentices-bill/</link>
		<comments>http://www.vulnerableworkers.org.uk/2007/12/tuc-welcomes-apprentices-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:44:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicola</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Last month TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber commented on the Draft Apprenticeships Reform Bill from the Queen’s Speech stating:

“The TUC welcomes measures to improve the number of apprenticeships on offer to young people starting out in the world of work and to older workers looking for a change of direction. More must be done to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TUC welcomes review of right to request flexible working</title>
		<link>http://www.vulnerableworkers.org.uk/2007/12/tuc-welcomes-review-of-right-to-request-flexible-working/</link>
		<comments>http://www.vulnerableworkers.org.uk/2007/12/tuc-welcomes-review-of-right-to-request-flexible-working/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicola</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Last month the TUC welcomed the announcement of the Queen’s Speech that the Government is to review the existing right that some working parents and all carers have to request flexible working.  In addition, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said: 
“Hopefully the review of the right to request to work flexibly will significantly increase the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parliamentary event - access to healthcare for vulnerable migrants</title>
		<link>http://www.vulnerableworkers.org.uk/2007/11/parliamentary-event-access-to-healthcare-for-vulnerable-migrants/</link>
		<comments>http://www.vulnerableworkers.org.uk/2007/11/parliamentary-event-access-to-healthcare-for-vulnerable-migrants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:25:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicola</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The health charity, Medact, as part of coalition of voluntary groups, is leading a campaign aimed at protecting the rights of the most vulnerable migrants needing health care.  The campaign is concerned about government plans to restrict access to NHS primary health care for migrants. The group is also currently gathering support from MPs for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Union investigates gross health and safety violations</title>
		<link>http://www.vulnerableworkers.org.uk/2007/11/union-investigates-gross-health-and-safety-violations/</link>
		<comments>http://www.vulnerableworkers.org.uk/2007/11/union-investigates-gross-health-and-safety-violations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 12:12:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicola</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Union officials are investigating claims of &#8220;gross breaches&#8221; of health
and safety and employment law at a firm which hired migrant workers, it
was revealed yesterday. Unite said it had been made aware of what appeared to be &#8220;horrific abuses&#8221; of vulnerable workers at a salad packing plant in Oxfordshire. The factory employed mainly Polish workers and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Victory over flouting of minumum wage at Malvern College</title>
		<link>http://www.vulnerableworkers.org.uk/2007/11/victory-over-flouting-of-minumum-wage-at-malvern-college/</link>
		<comments>http://www.vulnerableworkers.org.uk/2007/11/victory-over-flouting-of-minumum-wage-at-malvern-college/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 10:32:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicola</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Association of Teachers and Lecturers has reported that it has won a victory over flouting of the national minimum wage by Malvern College. In an out of court settlement the school agreed to pay Barbara White, a resident assistant house mistress, £12,000 because her salary was lower than the national minimum wage.  As resident [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More resources needed for GLA</title>
		<link>http://www.vulnerableworkers.org.uk/2007/11/more-resources-needed-for-gla/</link>
		<comments>http://www.vulnerableworkers.org.uk/2007/11/more-resources-needed-for-gla/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 15:02:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicola</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The chairman of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority has complained about the level of resources his organisation has as it attempts to crack down on illegal gangmasters.
Paul Whitehouse made his comments on BBC Radio 4&#8217;s &#8216;The World Tonight&#8217; during a report into the treatment of Latvian daffodil pickers in southern England.
He said: &#8220;We have not had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lords investigate economic impacts of migration</title>
		<link>http://www.vulnerableworkers.org.uk/2007/11/lords-investigate-economic-impacts-of-migration/</link>
		<comments>http://www.vulnerableworkers.org.uk/2007/11/lords-investigate-economic-impacts-of-migration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 14:41:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicola</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The House Of Lords Economic Affairs Committee has decided to conduct an inquiry into the economic impact of immigration in the UK. The call for written evidence has now closed, and submissions from respondents including the Audit Commission, the Bank of England, Sainsbury&#8217;s, the National Farmer&#8217;s Union and the TUC can be accessed online: http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/lords_economic_affairs/eaffwrevid.cfm
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