While the United Kingdom may be at the forefront of trying to stamp out slavery and other forms of forced labour, a report by the country’s anti-slavery enforcement agency has found that exploitation and abuse of workers is widespread across the U.K. economy, with a wide range of industrial sectors being prone to the mistreatment of employees.

Neil Hodge is a freelance business journalist and photographer based in Nottingham, United Kingdom. He writes on insurance and risk management, corporate governance, internal audit, compliance, and legal...