The Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA), a statutory watchdog, was set up in 2005 following the drowning of 21 Chinese cockle -pickers led into dangerous waters by their boss.

• 发生了21个拾鸟蛤的中国人被他们的老板引入危险的水中最后被淹死的事件后，英国在2005年成立了承包工头许可局，这个一个法定的监督机构。