Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Keith Vaz (Labour), on Tuesday, 18 January 2005, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 50 members in total.

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ENLARGEMENT OF THE EU AND TREATMENT OF MIGRANT WORKERS

That this House notes with great concern the special report by Felicity Lawrence in The Guardian on the 10th and 11th January, describing the horrendous conditions that some of the migrant workers coming to Britain live under; urges that an inquiry be held into the workings and recruiting methods of the agencies responsible for recruiting migrant workers from Eastern Europe and overseas; calls on supermarkets such as Sainsbury's to take greater responsibility for their supplier staff in terms of their living conditions and well-being and the adherence to minimum wage legislation; and urges the Home Office to reconsider the fee of ??50 to register with the work placement scheme, as it appears to be a disincentive for migrant workers actually to register.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

540 

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Recruitment Migrant workers Standard of living

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk