MPs will hear calls later for a full inquiry into claims of the blacklisting of workers on major public projects such as Crossrail and the Olympics.
The move follows disclosures about a database of 3,000 names used to vet workers in the construction sector for more than 15 years.
Labour will hold a Commons debate on the allegations.
The existence of the list was exposed by a raid by the Information Commissioner's Office in 2009.
The raid, on an organisation called the Consulting Association, confirmed that construction companies had been checking potential employees against a blacklist.
This list included details ranging from employment history to trade union activity and other personal information. Campaigners claimed the list blighted lives by denying people employment.
The vast majority of those blacklisted are still not even aware that information was collated and repeatedly used against them. MPs will hear calls for that to change.
Labour said the affair was a national scandal, and wants a full investigation into allegations of blacklisting on schemes such as Crossrail and the Olympics.
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MPs took evidence on blacklisting.
On Tuesday, Cullum McAlpine, a director at construction giant Sir Robert McAlpine, confirmed to MPs that the company had checked workers against the list to protect against "deliberatively disruptive or unlawful" behaviour on sites.
Employment Relations Minister Jo Swinson said: "The Government condemns blacklisting as a totally unacceptable practice. Legislation has been in place since 2010 to prohibit the use of blacklists following an investigation into the Consulting Association by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).
"We would strongly urge anyone who feels they have been a victim of blacklisting, or has any information suggesting that this practice is still occurring, to pass any evidence they have to the ICO."
Meanwhile, campaigners will step up calls for the government to release documents relating to the "Shrewsbury 24" at a briefing in Westminster.
The building workers were arrested for picketing following a national strike and charged under the 1875 Conspiracy Act.
Six of them were sent to prison in 1973, including Ricky Tomlinson who later became known as an actor.
Campaigners want the Criminal Cases Review Commission to revisit the charges, claiming they were politically motivated.
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