Gang Bosses Blamed As 19 Die in Sea

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THE deaths of 19 migrant workers caught by a high tide while cockle-picking brought calls last night to clamp down on an estimated 3,000 gangmasters across Britain who are making millions each year through the exploitation of more than 100,000 illegal immigrants.

The deaths of the Chinese migrants, who were trapped on the mudflats of Morecambe Bay on Thursday night, brought the government's employment-legislation policy under scrutiny, leading to calls for legal measures to prevent further abuse within the black economy.

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Gang Bosses Blamed As 19 Die in Sea

It is understood that 14 of the party of workers managed to make their own way from the treacherous waters, which fill the bay faster than an individual can run when the tide races in.

But their colle...

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