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TORY Westminster council and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) “totally ignored” warnings of workers illegally living on a construction site, Unite said today.
The union raised concerns after a group of migrant workers involved in renovating several apartment blocks at Abercorn Place Estate in St Johns Wood, north London, were found to be living on the site.
Unite regional officer Paul Lomax wrote to the Westminster City Council (WCC) chief executive, the council’s building control department and the HSE with his concerns, urging them to take swift action as the workers were potentially in serious physical danger.
Megapicket to shut down Birmingham’s refuse sites
The visa system traps workers with abusive employers, creating a vulnerable workforce scared to complain for fear of deportation — that is why we’re campaigning for a ‘common sponsorship’ model instead, writes FAVOUR DAVIDKING
