Cross-border agreement to tackle employment abuse of migrant and other workers

The Irish and British governments have signed an agreement to tackle cross-border employment abuse of migrant and other workers.

Exploited workers look set to benefit from additional protection in the Republic and the north after the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) signed a formal agreement with the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA), the British equivalent of the Irish employment watchdog.

GLA chief executive Paul Broadbent and WRC chief labour inspector Padraig Dooley put pen to paper on a memorandum of understanding at the GLA’s national conference in Derby to formalise and facilitate closer working between the two organisations.