on casual, temporary or seasonal worker exploitation and abuse which government, trade unions and
contracts; and the lack of has fallen mainly on EU-migrant educators to develop an integrated
information with which to inform workers – it should be a priority workforce strategy for the future.”
policy and debate. to make sure such practices are eliminated from food supply. The co-authors recommend a new
manufacturing is a hugely important “It is a time for a re-think of food take into account local and regional
economic sector, yet is struggles manufacturing labour markets. employment needs and encompass
Dr Heasman said: “Food
under downward costs pressures
from supermarkets and a need to
develop higher level skills to ensure
“While many individual food
companies provide good
its future success. workplaces, the potential labour
“The industry has also been shown calls for a collaborative approach
to have a dark side with examples of and leadership from business,
crunch in food manufacturing
collaborative approach that should
the needs of smaller and medium-
sized companies that comprise the
majority of food businesses – with
developing workers with the skills to
innovate for a more sustainable and
healthier food supply top of the list.
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