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The Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) protects workers from exploitation.

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The Gangmasters Licensing Authority has been replaced by the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority

The GLA regulates labour providers or ‘gangmasters’ who provide workers to the following sectors:

  • agriculture
  • forestry
  • horticulture
  • shellfish-gathering
  • food processing and packaging

If you’re a gangmaster or an employment agency, you will need a licence if you:

  • supply labour for the licensed sectors in the UK
  • use workers to provide services in the licensed sectors
  • use workers to gather shellfish

You can read full details on the GLA’s website.