Migrant Workers Urged To Report Poor Work Conditions

摘要

"IF CONDITIONS are poor where you work, and your health and safety is at risk as a result, you should have no fear in contacting HSE to report it." That is the message HSE and the Polish Embassy want to get across to the many Polish nationals currently working on UK building sites.rnOver 2.3 million people are employed by the UK's construction sector, ten per cent of which are migrant workers. A recent survey indicates the largest single group of migrant workers is from Poland, accounting for two per cent of the workforce.rnRobert Rusiecki, Embassy 1st Counsellor to the Polish Embassy, said: "Migrant workers have a positive reputation in Great Britain and are providing an important source of labour. However, it is easy for them to be exploited on British construction sites as they often have a limited knowledge of this country's health and safety system and many have never even heard of the Health and Safety Executive."