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<p>In the UK, the Gangmasters Labour and Abuse Authority (GLAA) licenses businesses
which provide workers to the farming, food processing and shellfish gathering sectors
to make sure they meet the employment standards required by law; and carries out inspections
and enforcement activity.</p><p>The GLAA has been given police powers to investigate
serious cases of labour market exploitation across the entire economy in England and
Wales, and in 2016/17 the GLAA directly intervened on behalf of 4,691 workers to prevent
them from exploitation. The GLAA also partner with businesses, such as Sainsbury’s,
to deliver training sessions to their suppliers, so they can better identify and manage
risks in their supply chains.</p><p>Through the Home Office’s Modern Slavery Innovation
Fund, we are currently funding Stronger Together to deliver 34 workshops to over 560
workers and employers in South Africa’s fruit and wine industry, so that they are
better equipped to identify and address modern slavery.</p>
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