Home Secretary Theresa May Speaks at REC

Home Secretary Theresa May spoke at the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) today about her department’s work to crack down on worker exploitation. She was addressing a board meeting of the Gangmasters’ Licensing Authority (GLA), on which the REC sits. After the meeting, the REC’s chief executive Kevin Green said:

“The REC has a strong relationship with the GLA and the Home Office, and a shared commitment to eradicating worker exploitation from labour supply chains. We strongly support Theresa May’s plan for an modern slavery bill to address the infiltration of the UK’s labour market by criminal gangs and human traffickers.

“It’s important that regulators, employers and recruiters work collaboratively to create greater transparency and accountability within supply chains. The REC and our members recognise the key role that our industry plays in ensuring safe recruitment practices are maintained. We will soon be issuing guidance to our members to help them identify and report issues of exploitation so this criminal activity can be eradicated once and for all.”

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