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Labour vows automatic jail terms for gangmasters
In a speech outlining Labour's approach to immigration, Yvette Cooper called for minimum jail terms for sweatshop owners and gangmasters
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Gangmasters behind "wholesale" exploitation of illegal immigrant workers would face automatic jail terms under a Labour government, the shadow home secretary said yesterday.
In a speech outlining Labour's approach to immigration, Yvette Cooper called for minimum jail terms for sweatshop owners and gangmasters.
She also unveiled plans for a consultation on revising the existing criminal offence of forced labour to increase prosecutions.
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