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CoVE and the Media

Press Releases

TUC presents vulnerable worker report to the PM

The Commission launches its final report, Hard Work, Hidden Lives

TUC Commission meets exploited workers in the SW

Migrant workers need extra help staying safe

TUC Commission meets exploited London workers 

Last chance to call TUC actionline

Business leaders join TUC probe into exploited workers


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Comment and Media Coverage

In a speech to the Fabian Society, The Rt Hon John Hutton MP said that the TUC’s Commission on Vulnerable Employment has demonstrated that there are huge injustices still to be tackled.

In a pamplet for Progress, Peter Hain MP writes on the importance of improving conditions for Britain’s 2 million vulnerable workers.

The Guardian comments on the CoVE report

The Daily Mirror reports on the launch of Hard Work, Hidden Lives

BBC news and Sky News report on the launch of the Commission report

The Guardian has commented on the launch of Hard Work, Hidden Lives

The Mirror has reported on the launch of the final CoVE report

The Observer has reported on the launch of Hard Work, Hidden Lives

The BBC and The Guardian report on the Commission’s increasing evidence of employment rights abuse,  as highlighted by Brendan Barber’s speech to Congress

Polly Toynbee writes for The Guardian about workforce abuse, and the CoVE launch.

The BBC and Sky News have reported on the launch of the Commission.

The Times reports on the role of business leaders on the Commission.

The Financial Times reports on the Commission launch.

The Guardian reports on the Exploitation Actionline.

Brendan Barber writes on worker exploitation for the Guardian’s ‘Comment is Free’ blog.

The Commission has recieved a range of regional coverage, including the Manchester Evening News, The Yorkshire Post, the Coventry Telegraph, bdaily, and thelondonpaper.

Various local papers have published letters from Brendan Barber, General Secretary of the TUC, covering the launch of the Commission on Vulnerable Employment. They include the Cambs Times.

Specialist press coverage has included workplacelawmagazine and The Recruiter.

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