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Fair Work Agency

Asked by Olivia BlakeLabourDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 9 March 2026UIN 117916

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what actions is the Fair Work Agency taking to prevent the exploitation of a) migrant workers b) social care workers.

Answered by Kate Dearden

The Fair Work Agency will be established on 7 April 2026.

It will enhance the government’s ability to respond to exploitation and deliver a much-needed upgrade to the enforcement of all workers’ rights, including migrant workers and those in the social care sector.

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