The OFT has fined 103 construction companies for rigging bids for contracts. This follows the scandal of construction companies abusing their workforce through blacklisting practices, and increasing concerns about the practices of gangmasters in the industry and health and safety standards.<\/p>\n
John McDonnell MP said: \u201cOFT revelations about the abuse of public funds by the construction industry comes hot on the heels of the blacklisting scandal, and abuses by construction gangmasters. This has exposed the industry as a law unto itself in the way in which it abuses the system to maximise its profits.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere now needs to be a full public inquiry into the construction industry\u2019s practices: including cover pricing, blacklisting, and health and safety.\u201d<\/p>\n
John McDonnell MP has tabled EDM 1357 \u2018Blacklisting in the Construction Industry\u2019<\/a> and EDM 1366 \u2018Gangmaster Licensing Authority\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" From the Blacklist Support Group The OFT has fined 103 construction companies for rigging bids for contracts. This follows the scandal of construction companies abusing their workforce through blacklisting practices, and increasing concerns about the practices of gangmasters in the industry and health and safety standards. John McDonnell MP said: \u201cOFT revelations about the abuse … <\/p>\n