The exercise of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association in the workplace 2016, para. 31
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In the United Kingdom, gang-master-controlled work in the hospitality, food-processing and agriculture sectors often exploits migrant workers through wage theft or confiscation of passports. The prospect of dismissal and loss of the legal right to work and remain in the country chills the exercise of rights by these workers. Because police investigations tend to focus more on immigration enforcement than claims of serious maltreatment of migrant workers, access to justice is denied. Forced labour is also a significant and growing problem in the United Kingdom.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Movement
Person(s) affected
Persons on the move
Year
2016
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Freedom of Assembly, Report to the UNGA (2016), A/71/385, para. 31.