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Trades Union Congress: One-in-Five Campaign

TUC presents vulnerable worker report to PM
The TUC Commission on Vulnerable Employment this afternoon met the Prime Minister to present the Commission's final report to the Government. The Commission, which was chaired by TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber, included leading employers and civil society representatives alongside senior trade unionists. The report, which was produced on 7 May, highlighted the gross exploitation and abuse found among an estimated 2 million workers in the UK today.

A bad day for rights at work
Commenting on the outcome of today's meeting of Europe's Social Affairs Council, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:

Migrant Agency Workers in the UK
This report presents evidence of widespread mistreatment of migrant agency workers and demonstrates the importance of an EU Temporary Agency Worker Directive to promote equal treatment for all agency workers.

TUC urges Government to agree new deal for agency workers
As the TUC publishes new evidence of the abuse of migrant workers by employment agencies, the TUC is today (Monday) calling on Gordon Brown to break a longstanding European deadlock and agree a new deal for agency workers at a crucial EU meeting on Wednesday.

Banner Theatre Autum Tour
Details of a new multimedia documentary theatre production that busts the media-generated myths about refugees and asylum seekers.

TUC study reveals systematic exploitation of migrant workers
Thousands of Polish and Lithuanian workers are being exploited at work in the UK, reveals a new report commissioned by the TUC and published today (Tuesday).

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