Almost 1,000 homes on the site of a former Ford factory in Dagenham have moved a step nearer to completion. Work at the former Ford stamping plant site in Dagenham, known for its role in the ...

In 1968, the Ford auto factory in Dagenham was one of the largest single private employers in the United Kingdom. In addition to the thousands of male employees, there are also 187 underpaid women ...

Made in Dagenham is drawn from the real-life 1968 sewing machinists strike at the Ford factory in Dagenham, Essex. This strike was influential in the passing of the Equal Pay Act of 1970.