Challenges for Labour Standards After EU Exit
The challenges for labour standards post EU exit are highlighted through topics like unfair working conditions, scapegoating, and the need to protect workers' rights. Measures to prevent trafficking and abuse are also discussed, emphasizing the importance of maintaining and enforcing EU standards in various aspects of labor.
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Migration after EU Exit Migration after EU Exit THE CHALLENGE FOR THE CHALLENGE FOR LABOUR STANDARDS LABOUR STANDARDS Diana Holland Unite Diana Holland Unite Assistant General Secretary Assistant General Secretary Equalities Equalities Transport & Food Transport & Food
A GROWING DIVIDE BUT NOT THAT NEW GRUNWICK GRUNWICK PICKET PLACARD 40 years ago PICKET PLACARD 40 years ago JOIN US IN THE FIGHT FOR WORKERS RIGHTS JOIN US IN THE FIGHT FOR WORKERS RIGHTS UNFAIR WORKING CONDITIONS UNFAIR WORKING CONDITIONS COMPULSORY OVERTIME COMPULSORY OVERTIME DISCRIMINATION DISCRIMINATION CONSTANT HARASSMENT CONSTANT HARASSMENT UNFAIR SACKING UNFAIR SACKING NO UNION NO UNION
SCAPEGOATING AND BLAME - - - - - - - - Women workers are low paid because : Women workers are low paid because : They work for pin money Men are the breadwinners They do less important work Migrant workers are the cause of low pay : Migrant workers are the cause of low pay : They accept lower wages They have no stake in this country They don t integrate or speak the language
DONT ASSUME ASK INVOLVE INCLUDE Large company Large company workforce survey responses workforce survey responses Was your employment freely chosen? Was your employment freely chosen? Do you believe harsh or inhumane treatment Do you believe harsh or inhumane treatment is practised in your workplace? is practised in your workplace? Migrant domestic workers Migrant domestic workers We want a union card We want a union card we are workers We need a bigger louder voice with workers We need a bigger louder voice with workers we are workers
PROTECTING LABOUR STANDARDS PROTECTING LABOUR STANDARDS PREVENTING TRAFFICKING AND ABUSE PREVENTING TRAFFICKING AND ABUSE - Workers rights Workers rights (Maintenance of EU standards Bill) (Maintenance of EU standards Bill) - Gangmasters Gangmasters Licensing Authority Licensing Authority Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority and Labour Abuse Authority - Director of Labour Market Enforcement Director of Labour Market Enforcement - EHRC and Select Committee inquiries EHRC and Select Committee inquiries - Overseas Domestic Workers Visa Overseas Domestic Workers Visa tied visa - Modern Slavery Act Modern Slavery Act Global Supply Chains Global Supply Chains - Immigration Act Immigration Act Gangmasters tied visa
TRADE UNIONS ENSURE LABOUR STANDARDS GLAA GLAA TRI TRI- -PARTITE AND WIDER LICENSING POWERS PARTITE AND WIDER LICENSING POWERS SECTORAL COLLECTIVE BARGAINING SECTORAL COLLECTIVE BARGAINING INCLUDUING AGRICULTURAL WAGES BOARD AND REINSTATED AGRICULTURAL WAGES BOARD AND REINSTATED OVERSEAS DOMESTIC WORKERS OVERSEAS DOMESTIC WORKERS VISA INCLUDUING VISA RIGHT FOR UNIONS TO ORGANISE IN EVERY WORKPLACE RIGHT FOR UNIONS TO ORGANISE IN EVERY WORKPLACE
MIGRANT WORKERS BUILT OUR MOVEMENT UNITY not division UNITY not division EQUALITY not discrimination EQUALITY not discrimination TRADE UNION RIGHTS not exploitation TRADE UNION RIGHTS not exploitation SOLIDARITY not hatred SOLIDARITY not hatred
