Turkish and Kurdish workers face exploitation in London, says report
Taner Olmez is Kurdish and says he has often had to work for low pay with no annual leave
The Refugee and Workers Cultural Association , which wrote the report, said hundreds of workers reported low wages and no holiday or sick pay.The RWCA said information on rights should be available in more languages.In one, he worked six days a week, 12 hours a day for just £320 a week.He knows of many others in London who have been in the same position.
One third of the workers interviewed were working illegally and the RWCA said this led to "additional victimisation and exploitation" by employers who abuse the situation.Ibrahim Avcil says some of the conditions sounded like a third world country and not the UK
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