Esprit People Ltd issued with Gangmaster Licence.
 

The Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) was set up to curb the exploitation of workers in the agriculture, horticulture, shellfish gathering and associated processing and packaging industries.

From 1 October 2006 it will be illegal for a business to provide labour to the regulated sectors if they do not have a gangmasters licence. 

Labour providers will need to apply for a licence by 1 September to ensure their application is processed before the offences commence on 1 October.

Ethical trading and production is an issue on our own doorstep. It is unacceptable that the food on your table could have been picked, produced or packed by an exploited worker. By licensing labour providers, everyone in the food supply chain will be able to distinguish the legitimate operators from the illegal ones.