January 9, 2020
Modern slavery and migrant smuggling hit headlines last year following the Essex lorry deaths. Professor John Manners-Bell, Chief Executive of Read More
January 8, 2020
The construction industry is getting behind a new scheme designed to simplify and strengthen the construction prequalification process. Read More
April 8, 2019
A number of issues have been flagged up by users of the Safe Car Wash app, including lack of protective clothing and workers living on site. Read More
February 1, 2019
The House of Commons environmental audit committee has published the Government’s response to a report it published in November, which called for hand car washes to be licensed to prevent “modern slavery in plain sight on Britain’s streets”. Read More
November 15, 2018
The Environmental Audit Select Committee has called on ministers to review whether the Modern Slavery Act 2015 should be updated to cover small car wash gangs. Read More
October 26, 2018
A Home Office minister has backed a new scheme designed to protect vulnerable workers in car washes. Read More
October 19, 2018
The recycling and waste management provider Biffa has become a founding member of the Slave-Free Alliance in time for Anti-Slavery Day. Read More
May 24, 2018
Construction solutions provider Tarmac has become the first company in its sector to sign up to a new initiative aimed at tackling modern slavery and labour exploitation. Read More
February 16, 2017
More than 45.8 million people are in a form of modern slavery across 167 countries today, according to estimates from Read More
April 7, 2016
By Edward Hardy, Chief Executive, Considerate Constructors Scheme One of the key challenges facing the construction industry is ensuring the Read More