United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 71200
Manufacturing Industries: Leicester
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8 July 2020
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20 July 2020 · Answer
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20 July 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to investigate Leicester’s garment factories for alleged instances of (a) wage theft, (b) denial of benefits and (c) modern slavery conditions.
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8 July 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to investigate Leicester’s garment factories for alleged instances of (a) wage theft, (b) denial of benefits and (c) modern slavery conditions.
Source: Commons
20 July 2020
Answer
We are deeply concerned by the appalling reports of illegal and unsafe working conditions for garment workers in Leicester. The Government will not tolerate the exploitation of vulnerable workers for commercial gain and is committed to taking action again...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-07-08/71200
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1222043
- uk · wq-1222043 · source updated 20 July 2020