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Agency that brought heavily indebted Indonesian workers to UK loses licence

Exclusive: AG Recruitment found not to have acted ‘in a fit and proper manner’ by labour exploitation watchdog

The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2024

Indonesian fruit-pickers say seasonal work in UK left them drowning in debt

Migrant workers say they were fired within weeks of arriving at UK farm after failing to meet impossible targets.

Al Jazeera · Sep 6, 2024

Indonesians who paid thousands to work on UK farm sacked within weeks

Exclusive: Several sent home for slow fruit picking face debts as watchdog investigates alleged illegal fees

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2024

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‘If you want to abuse your workers, that’s fine’: UK modern slavery watchdog’s funding cut

Government accused of undermining the fight against labour abuses after £2m real-terms cut to oversight budget

The Guardian - UK · Mar 30, 2024

UK recruiter of debt-hit Indonesians loses seasonal workers licence

Some of the over 1,450 people brought by AG Recruitment owed thousands to unlicensed brokers

The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2023

Five people linked to Welsh care homes handed anti-slavery orders

Five are suspected of exploiting Indian students working at homes, after concerns were raised via helpline

The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2023

Two jailed for ‘enslaving man to line their own pockets’

A woman was also given a suspended sentence for her role in exploiting the vulnerable victim.

The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2022

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Watchdog disputes Braverman’s claim modern slavery laws being ‘gamed’

Exclusive: People not trying to claim being trafficked to gain UK asylum, says head of labour abuse authority

The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2022

Review of UK seasonal worker visas to increase risk of slavery, experts warn

Exclusive: labour rights experts say Liz Truss’s proposals to tackle shortages will put workers at risk

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2022

Indonesians wait for UK farm jobs after paying deposits of up to £2,500

Exclusive: Workers say they have been charged to guarantee a job – which may be illegal – and have not yet had an interview

The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2022

Indonesia to investigate claims fruit pickers charged thousands to work in Kent

Exclusive: Taskforce begins work after labourers told Guardian they faced huge debts to unlicensed brokers in Bali

The Guardian - UK · Aug 29, 2022

Revealed: Indonesian workers on UK farm ‘at risk of debt bondage’

As farms look further afield for labour, investigation finds Kent pickers saying they struggle to pay fees charged by unlicensed brokers

The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2022

Why UK farms are recruiting fruit pickers from 7,000 miles away

Last year, Ukrainians helped plug post-Brexit labour shortages. With the focus now on Asia, it’s unclear who should police issues such as illegal broker fees

The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2022

Fighting the modern slavery that is hiding in plain sight is more important that pulling down old statues

Owner of car wash taken to court over pay and conditions of migrant workers

Daily Mirror · Aug 4, 2022

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The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2022

Human traffickers ‘using UK universities as cover’

Overseas students have vanished from courses and then been found working in exploitative conditions

The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2022

Revealed: Migrant care workers in Britain charged thousands in illegal recruitment fees

Exclusive: new visa scheme to attract staff to ease the chronic shortages in the sector has left many open to exploitation

The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2022

Migrant fruit pickers charged thousands in illegal fees to work on UK farms, investigation shows

Evidence appears to show illicit payments taken from workers harvesting produce for M&S, Tesco and Waitrose

Nottingham Post · Feb 17, 2022

Nottingham couple handed order after 'exploiting vulnerable worker' entering the country

Their worker was reported to have had his movements restricted

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Wales Online · Feb 4, 2022

Man who kept slave in padlocked shed for 40 years faces judge

Those involved with the case said it was the longest they'd heard of anyone being kept in modern slavery in England

Daily Record · Jan 19, 2022

Man kept in filthy shed for 40 years as slave with no lights or heating

A senior investigator has described the case as ‘harrowing’ and said the victim will be traumatised for the rest of his life.

The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2022

Modern slavery victim ‘kept in tiny shed for 40 years’

Peter Swailes Jr pleads guilty ahead of scheduled modern slavery trial

Manchester Evening News · Jan 18, 2022

Man kept in freezing filthy shed for 40 YEARS with no lights or heating

Officers noted that another shed on site - used for the family dog to sleep in - was in a far better state than the one used by the victim

Evening Standard · Jan 18, 2022

Man kept as slave in shed for 40 years on caravan park near Carlisle

A man has admitted exploiting a vulnerable worker who lived in a six-foot shed on a caravan park for more than 40 years.

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