Leicester sweatshops

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I've not seen much outrage over this. Is this another cover up like the grooming gangs, as it seems like everyone there knew what was going on.

This video is quite shocking, especially at the end.

 
Systemic racism in this country means the authorities don't care and so won't do anything about it.

Or

There are one set of laws for the indigenous population and another for newcomers and their cultural differences.

Pretty sure I know which one I think it is.
 
MookJong said:
Systemic racism in this country means the authorities don't care and so won't do anything about it.

Or

There are one set of laws for the indigenous population and another for newcomers and their cultural differences.

Pretty sure I know which one I think it is.
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Let's all go and knock down statues of people who had slaves hundreds of years ago, but sod the poor people who are actual slaves in the present that we could actually help.
 
Quite shocking to see in my hometown. A large percentage of Covid-19 cases that were declared in Leicester are in the more populated areas typically where the factory workers would have been living which obviously didn't help the spread.

They have been quite active in testing and actually doing door to door testing last week in one of the other busier areas in the city.
 
Em3bbs said:
Let's all go and knock down statues of people who had slaves hundreds of years ago, but sod the poor people who are actual slaves in the present that we could actually help.
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Because it's the easy thing to do. And it gets you on TV :p

Actually improving the lives of others is, like, way hard, man. But anyone can knock over a statue, wave a banner, or take a knee. "I'm helping!"
 
I think I raised this in a covid thread somewhere, but there seems to have been abject failure by local government, or appeasement even. Now being picked up by HSE and other investigators. It is abysmal that a few employers in this country think that they can work like a third world country and expect to get away with it.
It is to be hoped that this will spur similar actions across the country to remove modern slavery in all areas.
 
Em3bbs said:
Let's all go and knock down statues of people who had slaves hundreds of years ago, but sod the poor people who are actual slaves in the present that we could actually help.
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So much hypocrisy everywhere.

The politicians are the worst. People like Hillary Clinton and Obama tweet "Black lives matter" and tell people we should be doing more, despite being directly responsible for the current slave trade crisis in Libya. The pair of them have done more harm to black people in the past decade than any other Americans, and yet everyone still listens to every word they say on the matter.
 
Nothing to see here, actual oppression but the majority of the left will be silent. Sad state of affairs.

G-MAN2004 said:
So much hypocrisy everywhere.

The politicians are the worst. People like Hillary Clinton and Obama tweet "Black lives matter" and tell people we should be doing more, despite being directly responsible for the current slave trade crisis in Libya. The pair of them have done more harm to black people in the past decade than any other Americans, and yet everyone still listens to every word they say on the matter.
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But Obama was the best president ever, all the white people tell me so :confused:
 
I see, quite predictably, that Claudia Webbe, Labour MP for Leicester, blames systemic racism for the cause ("And I just wonder, if this was a different community, whether help would have been provided much sooner"). No Ms Webbe, you were one of the people meant to represent and help the people in your constituency. Why did you not do your job?
 
Hades said:
I see, quite predictably, that Claudia Webbe, Labour MP for Leicester, blames systemic racism for the cause ("And I just wonder, if this was a different community, whether help would have been provided much sooner"). No Ms Webbe, you were one of the people meant to represent and help the people in your constituency. Why did you not do your job?
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Indeed, blame racism. Everything is ******* racism these days I'm ******* sick of it.
 
It sounds like it's going to be quite difficult to tackle, from the reports I've seen.

Often the people who work in these factories are afraid to speak out, because there can be reprisals against their families in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh where the UK police have no powers.

Edit - What a completely trash YouTube channel in the OP. Is it so hard to link to a full, unedited news report from a decent source?
 
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This report is over 2 years old: https://www.ft.com/content/e427327e-5892-11e8-b8b2-d6ceb45fa9d0

Perhaps the strangest thing about this labour exploitation is that it is an open secret. Central government knows; local government knows; retailers know. “When I came to the UK and I discovered what was going on in Leicester, it was mind-blowing,” says Anders Kristiansen, who was chief executive of high-street retailer New Look from 2013 until September last year. “This is happening in front of your eyes and nobody’s doing anything?!” he remembers thinking. “How can society accept it — not even society, how can government accept it? It’s so sad, I’ve not spoken about it for a long time because it frustrated me so much.”

Today, people in Leicester earning £5 an hour “walk out of factories with their heads held high”, says Mick Cheema, who runs a garment factory called Basic Premier that pays legal wages. He says the average wage in dark factories, as he calls them, is about £4.25 an hour. Factories often under-record hours, so people’s payslips look as if they have been paid the minimum wage. “Say you’re working 40 hours for £4 [an hour], but legally you should get almost £8 — so these people are showing 20 hours at £8 an hour,” explains Khilji.
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Harriet Harman issued a report in 2017 about human rights abuses in Leicester:

 
VincentHanna said:
It sounds like it's going to be quite difficult to tackle, from the reports I've seen.

Often the people who work in these factories are afraid to speak out, because there can be reprisals against their families in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh where the UK police have no powers.

Edit - What a completely trash YouTube channel in the OP. Is it so hard to link to a full, unedited news report from a decent source?
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I've not seen that site before, it was just one of the first links after I searched. I thought it is quite a big story so you have to ask, why isn't there better coverage from decent sources?
 
i-bert said:
I've not seen much outrage over this. Is this another cover up like the grooming gangs, as it seems like everyone there knew what was going on.
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I'm not sure I understand the outrage, who is covering up what and how is it similar to the Rotherham scandal?
 
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