Restaurants, builders and food firms illegally employing workers face ‘stronger’ action, says Yvette Cooper [Video]

Restaurants, building firms and other businesses illegally employing workers face “stronger” action, Yvette Cooper has signalled.

The Home Secretary admitted that some of the pull-factors attracting people to risk their lives crossing the Channel in “small boats” needed addressing.

Civic chiefs in northern France have criticised the UK for not having tougher enforcement on working requirements.

“You’ve seen employers exploit migration and that’s why, since the Labour government was elected, we’ve increased some of the immigration enforcement visits by around 20% over the summer.

“We are increasing returns, so enforced returns again up nearly 20% since the election compared to the previous year – I think returns have gone up to around 10,000 since the election.

“And this is about really saying that the rules should be respected and enforced. It’s about having proper systems in place and making sure that employers aren’t able to to get away with exploiting people in that way.”

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