A 36 per cent pay gap between part- and full-time workers is the main barrier to closing the gender pay gap and tackling in-work poverty, the government has been told.

The global economic downturn and the pending London Olympics brings issues involving the exploitation of vulnerable workers into sharp focus in the UK.

Justice in the workplace is the theme of the 33rd annual National Justice and Peace Network of England and Wales conference.

Over 2,000 migrants living and working in London are attending a special Mass for Migrants, celebrated at Southwark Catholic Cathedral on 2 May 2011.