UK Parliamentary Motion Welcoming Staff Wanted Initiative
27 June 2012
The UK Parliament in Early Day Motion 176 has recognised concerns about the exploitation of workers, particularly agency staff employed by UK hotels, and welcomed the Staff Wanted Initiative (SWI). SWI has been launched by Anti-Slavery International and IHRB, and seeks to raise awareness of the challenges facing the industry regarding fair treatment of staff and agency workers. It reminds all hotels, big and small, of the need for effective human rights due diligence to ensure that they are not complicit in abuse and to ensure that working practices respect their workforce, consistent with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
EDM 176 reads:
That this House recognises concerns around the exploitation of workers, particularly agency staff employed by UK hotels; welcomes, in the lead up to the London 2012 Olympic Games, the Staff Wanted Initiative, launched by Anti-Slavery International and the Institute for Human Rights and Business, which seeks to raise awareness of the challenges facing the industry with regard to fair treatment of staff and agency workers; and reminds all hotels, big and small, of the need for effective human rights due diligence to ensure that they are not complicit in abuse and to ensure that working practices respect their workforce, consistent with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
