Resources for Care Workers
Applying for a job in the UK Adult Care Sector
The GLAA is a UK government agency. Our mission is to stop worker exploitation. We have helped workers in the care sector who have been exploited at work to make sure they receive the pay and conditions they are entitled to.…
What is modern Slavery
Modern slavery is when an individual is tricked, coerced or forced into exploitation by others, for personal or commercial gain.…
What is Labour Abuse and Exploitation
Labour exploitation exists on a continuum, with modern slavery at one end and less severe labour market violations at the other.…
The Scale of Modern Slavery and Exploitation in the Care
Care has been identified by both the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) and the Director of Labour Market Enforcement as a sector where there is high risk of labour exploitation, including severe forms such as modern slavery.…
Recruitment Methods and Methods of Control
Exploiters may use a range of recruitment methods to deceive workers and trap them into modern slavery.…
How Care Workers Could Experience Modern Slavery
Debt bondage is common in the care sector, with Unseen recording that it was indicated in 72.5% of the modern slavery cases reported through their helpline.…
How Care Workers Could Experience Labour Exploitation
Some care workers may encounter instances of labour exploitation that, while not meeting the threshold of modern slavery, are nonetheless illegal and exploitative.…
What is Modern Slavery?
Modern slavery is when an individual is tricked, coerced or forced into exploitation by others, for personal or commercial gain.…
Dorset Anti-Slavery Partnership
Throughout the country, various public sector bodies unite to combat modern slavery and exploitation.…
